plural of minimization

simple past tense and past participle of minimize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of minimize

present participle of minimize

The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent. / (psychology) The tendency to present events as trivial or unimportant; trivialization

(art) A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form. / (music) A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect.

to make something as small or as little as possible

(mathematics) Any surface that has the least possible surface area of those into which it could transform; typically the shapes of soap bubbles that span wire frames

plural of minim rest

(music) A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two quarter rests or one half of a whole rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is two beats.