minimization
minimization Lexical Profile
minimization Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act or process of reducing something, especially something undesirable, to the smallest possible amount, extent, or degree.
"The engineering team focused on the minimization of waste and energy consumption throughout the manufacturing process."
The act of representing or treating something as less important, serious, or significant than it truly is; in psychology, a cognitive distortion or defense mechanism involving the downplaying of the significance of an event or emotion.
"The counselor pointed out that his constant minimization of the conflict was preventing a genuine resolution."
In mathematics, statistics, and computer science, the process of finding the minimum value of a function, error rate, or logical expression, or of reducing a desktop window to an icon on the screen.
"Cost function minimization is a fundamental step in training machine learning models accurately."
• Rhymes for minimization
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 19th century as a noun of action from the verb 'minimize', ultimately tracing back to Latin 'minimus' ('least' or 'smallest'), the superlative of 'parvus' ('small').