minimal

Definition:
1. The least possible.
2. Very small in size or amount; as small as possible.

Use 'minimal' in a sentence:

• 1. It had minimal effect on biodiversity, and any pollution it caused was typically localized.
• 2. The co-operation between the two is minimal.
• 3. His clothing was minimal.
• 4. The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design.
• 5. A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence.
• 6. Security devices are required to list the frequencies they broadcast on—that means that a potential thief can find what they need to know with minimal Googling.
• 7. Construction of a series of minimal surfaces of general type with positive index.
• 8. She rejected the technical virtuosity of movement in ballet, the most prestigious form of theatrical dance at that time, perhaps because her formal dance training was minimal.
• 9. I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.
• 10. Toy food is a food dish that comes premeasured and premixed and so requires only a minimal amount of preparation.
• 11. Shareholders moan that banks levy fat fees to underwrite rights issues even though the risk of a deal falling is minimal.
• 12. They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.
• 13. While the local orientation means that competition with other airports is likely to be minimal, competition with local providers of meetings facilities is likely to be much greater.
• 14. If another component is developed later that needs to be added, the addition can be made with minimal disturbance by using folders.
• 15. The deployment plan editor is minimal.
• 16. The study found that the Western Australian city of Perth is a good example of a city with minimal public transport.
• 17. Surface exudation is minimal.
• 18. An Improved Method to Extract Absolute Minimal Covers for Logic Functions.
• 19. Matrix Correlation& and Its Application to the Minimal Realization.
• 20. Dog-fighting victims are tortured and killed for profit and "sport", yet their criminal abusers often receive a minimal sentence for causing a lifetime of pain.
• 21. The Finite Element Method for the Dirichlet Problem of Minimal Surface.
• 22. A Network Structure for Minimal Line Loss of Power System Based on Genetic Algorithm.
• 23. It requires minimal effort and goes a long way.
• 24. Designing the optimum parameters of valve controlled power elements minimal method.
• 25. Such farming also brings minimal, if any, improvement to the food products (though some producers say their eggs have more protein).
• 26. Two of optimization guidelines are minimal communication cost and minimal response time.
• 27. My influence with them is minimal.
• 28. Chinese Word Segmentation Using Minimal Cost Path Algorithm Based on Dynamic Programming.
• 29. The Algorithm Research of Minimal Necessary Information Sharing.
• 30. The key of optimizing quantum reversible logic lies in automatically constructing quantum reversible logic circuits with the minimal quantum cost.
• 31. This minimal contact could be enough for males from another group to the new melody.
• 32. Serial Analysis of Gene Expression From Minimal Amount of RNA Material.
• 33. Unemployment is financially terrifying, psychologically embarrassing and you know that support is minimal and extraordinarily hard to get.
• 34. So now the signals can be efficiently transferred into the water with minimal reflection.
• 35. Because of this increased concentration, regrowth of plants is minimal, leading to increased erosion, which leads to a decrease in the fertile topsoil, leading to even less regrowth.
• 36. The irony is that for all the overexcited debate, the net effect of immigration is minimal.
• 37. Dog-fighting victims are tortured and killed for profit and "sport," yet their criminal abusers often receive a minimal sentence for causing a lifetime of pain.
• 38. There's just not a substantial amount of it there, like there is with nitrogen, it's a very minimal quantity.
• 39. Security devices are required to list the frequencies they broadcast on — that means that a potential thief can find what they need to know with minimal Googling.
• 40. The likelihood of infection is minimal.
• 41. The money he'd been ordered to pay was minimal in relation to his salary.
• 42. The marketing is enticing: Get stronger muscles and healthier bodies with minimal effort by adding protein powder to your morning shake or juice drink.
• 43. The marketing is tempting: Get stronger muscles and healthier bodies with minimal effort by adding protein powder to your morning shake or juice drink.
• 44. The cooperation between the two is minimal.
• 45. The damage to the car was minimal.
• 46. Because we took the whole class for a complete afternoon session, organisational problems were minimal.
• 47. The work was carried out at minimal cost.
• 48. She gained only minimal recognition for her work.
• 49. One aim of these reforms is effective defence with minimal expenditure.
• 50. One advantage of pitfall traps is that they can be used to collect over a period of time with minimal maintenance and intervention.
• 51. This type of robot will likely be one of the first to be implemented in hospitals because it has fairly minimal patient contact.
• 52. There's only a minimal amount of risk involved.