A widely used word in mathematics that generally means atomic or unsimplifiable For example, prime numbers are minimal with respect to factorization of whole numbers
Something that is minimal is very small in quantity, value, or degree. The co-operation between the two is minimal One aim of these reforms is effective defence with minimal expenditure. very small in degree or amount, especially the smallest degree or amount possible (minimus; MINIMUM)
Of, pertaining to, or having a character of, a minim or minimum; least; smallest; as, a minimal amount or value
the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service
In a partially ordered set, a minimal element is one that does not follow another in the ordering This is not to be confused with minimum
the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"
Any surface that has the least possible surface area of those into which it could transform; typically the shapes of soap bubbles that span wire frames
A pair of words differing by a few (but more than one) phonetic segments or suprasegments, used to suggest a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme may be valid