minimization

English

Etymology

From minimize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.ɪ.mɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˈmɪn.ə.mɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.ɪ.mɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmɑɪˈzæɪʃən/

Noun

minimization (countable and uncountable, plural minimizations)

1. The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.

   companies should engage in risk minimization

2. (psychology) The tendency to present events as trivial or unimportant; trivialization

   the minimization of racial experiences by peers

3. (mathematics) The process of finding the minimum value of a function.

Translations

act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent

Belarusian: мініміза́цыя f (minimizácyja) Chinese: Mandarin: 最小化 (zh) (zuìxiǎohuà) Czech: minimalizace f Dutch: minimaliseren (nl) Finnish: minimointi (fi) German: Minimierung f Greek: ελαχιστοποίηση (el) f (elachistopoíisi) Irish: íoslaghdú m, íoslaghdúchán m Japanese: 最小化 (さいしょうか, saishōka) Korean: 최소화(最小化) (choesohwa) Polish: minimalizacja (pl) f Russian: минимиза́ция (ru) f (minimizácija) Spanish: minimización (es) f Swedish: minimering Ukrainian: мініміза́ція f (minimizácija)

trivialization — see trivialization

process of finding the minimum value of a function

Finnish: minimointi (fi) Greek: ελαχιστοποίηση (el) f (elachistopoíisi) Irish: íoslaghdú m

See also

• maximization
• minimalization