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Webster 1913 Edition
Minimum
Min′i-mum
,Noun.
pl.
Minima
(#)
. [L., fr.
minimus
. See Minim
.] The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; – opposed to
maximum
. Minimum thermometer
, a thermometer for recording the lowest temperature since its last adjustment.
Webster 1828 Edition
Minimum
MIN'IMUM
,Noun.