minimal

1. 1
   adjective

   The least amount possible, or the smallest something can be.

   Like a single drop of water in a big bucket.

   The crash caused only minimal damage to the car.

   We finished the whole job with minimal effort.

   Similarminimum

   Oppositemaximal

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2. 2
   adjective

   Using very simple shapes and plain design, with little extra detail.

   Like a room with just a bed and nothing else in it.

   The gallery showed minimal sculptures stripped of any decoration.

   Her minimal stage set used only a chair and a bare wall.

   Similarminimalist, spare, austere, simple, stark

   Oppositeornate, elaborate, busy, fussy

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3. 3
   adjective

   Using short pieces of music that repeat and slowly change.

   Like a short tune played over and over with tiny changes each time.

   The film's minimal score built tension through a looping melody.

   Some listeners find minimal music hypnotic, while others find it dull.

   Similarminimalist

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4. 4
   adjective

   In math, describing a member of a group that has no other member greater than it in a set order.

   The class found every minimal element in the small ordered set.

   She circled each minimal point on the diagram, where nothing ranked higher.

   Similarminimum

   Oppositemaximal

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