minimal

Plural: minimals

Adjective

• the least possible
  • "needed to enforce minimal standards"
  • "her grades were minimal"
  • "a minimal charge for the service"

Adj

• The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
• The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
• Among elements of some collection, such that no other element is greater (with respect to some given partial order).
• Characterised by the use of simple form or structures.
• Characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.

Noun

• An element in a mathematical set that precedes all others.
• Something very small; a tiny part or fragment.

Examples

• Securing the MINIMAL score on a Scrabble turn might be okay if it sets up a huge play later.
• With minimal effort, you won't be able to achieve all your dreams.
• With respect to the ordering induced by set-theoretic inclusion, the power set of the set of natural numbers has a unique minimal element: the empty set.

Synonyms

minimum

Antonyms

maximal, maximum

Anagrams of minimal