absolute minimum
Lowest acceptable amount
The lowest possible value or amount, with no room to go lower.
In mathematics, the absolute minimum of a function is the smallest value it achieves across its entire domain.
In everyday use, it emphasizes the bare essential: We need an absolute minimum of three people to run the event.
Keep expenses to an absolute minimum.
- lowestLeast in position
- floorIndoor walking surface
- ground floorLowest building level
- baselineStandard for comparison
- rock bottomLowest possible level
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absolute minimummaximum
Greatest permitted quantity
ceiling · upper limit · cap · upper bound · peak
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