absolute minimum

noun

, Mathematics.

1. the smallest value a given function assumes on a specified set. Compare minimum ( def 5a ).

Example Sentences

Neil Garratt, leader of City Hall Conservatives said: “Last year the mayor said that £500m was the absolute minimum to stop TfL collapsing, but this year he claims that anything ‘north of £250m’ is a win.”

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One restaurant in Notting Hill, Dorian, increased its corkage charge to £100 - plus the cost of another bottle from its 25-page wine list, where prices range from £50 to £5,895, so an absolute minimum of £150.

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She added that the budget will "drive economic growth, deliver on a programme of capital investment and keep the burden on our ratepayers to an absolute minimum."

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"We work with postmasters to ensure that safes and secure area doors are closed and locked, and that cash in any tills is kept to an absolute minimum to meet operational needs," they added.

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"We were slaughtered and nobody came for hours. This should be the absolute minimum aim, to bring these people back to their communities and their families."

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