minimizations
Acts of shrinking
Minimizations is the plural of minimization—the act or process of reducing something to the smallest possible amount or degree.
In mathematics and computing, minimizations refer to optimization procedures that find the lowest value of a function.
In psychology, minimizations are instances of downplaying the significance of something: His minimizations of the damage made everyone suspicious.
Become or make smaller
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- cutbackPlanned reduction in spending
diminution · contraction · scaling down · downsizing · trimming · paring · streamlining · compression
Intentional diminishment for effect
- trivializationMaking something seem minor
- dismissalRemoval from position
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- underestimationJudging below actual value
playing down · soft-pedaling · glossing over · de-emphasis · marginalization · understating · whitewashing · deflection
Shrinking data for storage
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- losslessRetaining all original information
lossy · bundling · caching · performance · efficiency · overhead · resources · processing
Maximizing efficiency or performance
- constraintsLimits on action
- linear programmingOptimization with straight-line constraints
- convexCurved outward externally
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
variables · quadratic · iterative · convergence · bounds · parameters · solver · computational
decrease
Become or make smaller
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
cutback · diminution · contraction · scaling down · downsizing · trimming · paring · streamlining · compression · abbreviation
understatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
- trivializationMaking something seem minor
- dismissalRemoval from position
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
underestimation · playing down · soft-pedaling · glossing over · de-emphasis · marginalization · understating · whitewashing · deflection · discounting
file compression
Shrinking data for storage
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
lossless · lossy · bundling · caching · performance · efficiency · overhead · resources · processing · JavaScript
optimization
Maximizing efficiency or performance
- constraintsLimits on action
- linear programmingOptimization with straight-line constraints
- convexCurved outward externally
algorithms · variables · quadratic · iterative · convergence · bounds · parameters · solver · computational · numerical
minimizationsenlargements
Increases in size
expansions · amplifications · increases · magnifications · augmentations
minimizationsexaggerations
Overblown claims or statements
overstatements · magnifications · amplifications · dramatizations · embellishments
minimizationsacknowledgments
Recognition of contributions
recognitions · validations · affirmations · appreciations · confrontations