minimum

noun

The least possible quantity or degree.

noun

The lowest degree or amount reached or recorded; the lower limit of variation.

noun

A lower limit permitted by law or other authority.

noun

A sum of money set by a nightclub or restaurant as the least amount each patron must spend on food and drink.

noun

The smallest number in a finite set of numbers.

noun

A value of a function that is less than any other value of the function over a specific interval.

adjective

Of, consisting of, or representing the lowest possible amount or degree permissible or attainable.

noun

The smallest amount or degree; the least quantity assignable in a given case: opposed to maximum; in mathematics, that pointwhere a function has a less value than for any neighboring values of the variable.