minimization

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
minimization
    n 1: the act of reducing something to the least possible amount
         or degree or position [syn: {minimization}, {minimisation}]
         [ant: {maximation}, {maximisation}, {maximization}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Minimization \Min`i*mi*za"tion\, n.
   The act or process of minimizing. --Bentham.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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