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Definition of minimum : The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; - opposed to maximum.

Synonyms:

bottom, token, stripped-down, barely, smallest, hairsbreadth, marginal, mere, tokenish, slight, minority, lowest, merest, group, fewest, scant, least, tiniest, big, lower limit, borderline, minutest, littlest, one or two, only, scattering, nominal, slightest, stripped

minimal, insufficient, sparse, negligible, scarce, niggardly, little, scanty, miserly, few, spotty

scarcity, insufficiency, smattering, sprinkling, handful, paucity, fewness, dearth

Usage examples:

• In cases where the women must yield 'par force majeure, ' then it is to be with an ill grace and in such a way as to afford the minimum of gratification to their partner; they are to lie passive and take no more part in the amorous game than they are absolutely obliged to. - "The Eleven Comedies", Aristophanes et al.
• Cacti need a minimum of two and a half hours of sunlight per day. - "Free from School", Rahul Alvares.
• If the assessed value be two thirds of the real value, this means that nearly $ 500; if one third, then nearly $ 1000 is fixed as the minimum possession of the black voter. - "The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.)", Archibald H. Grimké, Charles C. Cook, John Hope, John L. Love, Kelly Miller, and Rev. Frank J. Grimké.