minimum

  1. Noun.  The lowest limit.
  2. Noun.  The smallest amount.
  3. Noun.  (astronomy) A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
  4. Noun.  (analysis) A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
  5. Noun.  (statistics) The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

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