Definition of "minimal" []

• Smallest in amount or degree. (adjective)
• Small in amount or degree. (adjective)
• Only barely adequate. (adjective)
• Of, relating to, or being minimalism. (adjective)

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• "Fish offers what he calls a minimal, but positive, story about hallucination."
• "Well, I'm talking about software and service, it's really what I call minimal migration, where there is a loss there."
• "NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin is halting a push to revamp New Orleans 'approach to retaining and attracting businesses, citing a lack of diversity on the board that would guide the effort, posturing for control and what he called a minimal funding commitment by the private sector."