Absolute Minimum

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Pronunciation: /ˈæbsəˌlut ˈmɪnəməm/

Definitions of absolute minimum

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

Example Sentences

A1 I only packed the absolute minimum for my trip.

A2 She insisted on paying the absolute minimum for the service.

B1 The company policy is to provide employees with the absolute minimum benefits.

B2 He set his goals to achieve the absolute minimum required for the project.

C1 The negotiation reached a stalemate as both parties were only willing to offer the absolute minimum.

C2 In order to succeed, he had to push himself beyond the absolute minimum and strive for excellence.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

Example Sentences

A1 I need to pack my absolute minimum amount of clothes for the trip.

A2 She only had the absolute minimum qualifications for the job, but she still got hired.

B1 The company promised to deliver the product within the absolute minimum time frame.

B2 The chef insisted on using only the absolute minimum amount of seasoning in the dish.

C1 The project manager set the goal of completing the task with the absolute minimum resources available.

C2 The athlete pushed himself to his absolute minimum limit during the marathon race.

Examples of absolute minimum in a Sentence

formal In order to ensure success, we must strive to work at the absolute minimum level of error.

informal I always aim to do the absolute minimum required for my assignments.

slang I'm just gonna do the bare minimum, no need to go above and beyond.

figurative He reached his absolute minimum in terms of motivation and productivity.

Grammatical Forms of absolute minimum

past tense

reached

plural

absolute minimums

comparative

more absolute

superlative

most absolute

present tense

reach

future tense

will reach

perfect tense

has reached

continuous tense

is reaching

singular

absolute minimum

positive degree

absolute minimum

infinitive

to reach

gerund

reaching

participle

reached

Origin and Evolution of absolute minimum

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The term 'absolute minimum' originated from Latin philosophy and mathematics.
Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of mathematics to refer to the smallest possible value, the term 'absolute minimum' has evolved to also be used in a more general sense to describe the lowest or smallest possible amount or degree of something.