Associations to the word «Minimal»

MINIMAL, adjective. The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.

MINIMAL, adjective. (arts) characterised by the use of simple form or structures.

MINIMAL, adjective. (music) characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.

MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION, noun. (dated) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

MINIMAL MEDIUM, noun. (biology) The simplest tissue culture medium (containing the minimum of nutrients) that would support the proliferation of cells

MINIMAL PAIR, noun. (linguistics) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme.

MINIMAL PAIRS, noun. Plural of minimal pair

MINIMAL POLYNOMIAL, noun. (linear algebra) Given a square matrix M over a field K, the minimal polynomial is the monic polynomial over K of smallest degree, which when applied to M yields the zero matrix.

MINIMAL POLYNOMIAL, noun. (field theory) Given a number α which belongs to some extension field of a field K and is algebraic over K, the minimal polynomial for α over K is the monic polynomial over K of smallest degree for which α is a root.

MINIMAL SURFACE, noun. (mathematics) 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

MINIMAL SURFACE, noun. (mathematics) Any surface of vanishing mean curvature. Includes, but is not restricted to, surfaces of minimal area, as given by some boundary conditions.

MINIMAL, adjective. The least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service".