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Minimization

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent

n. The process of finding the minimum value of a function

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act or process of minimizing.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act or process of minimizing; reduction to the lowest terms or proportions. Also spelled minimisation.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position

Word Usage

"Now, minimization is great, and as I say above, there are solid reasons why intelligence surveillance probably needs to shift some oversight and checks from the front-end to the back-end, relative to Title III criminal wiretapping."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

diminution step-down reduction decrease

Cross Reference

maximization

Hyponym

tax avoidance

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