minimal
Of, pertaining to, or having a character of, a minim or minimum; least; smallest; as, a minimal amount or value. the least possible; 'needed to enforce minimal standards'; 'her grades were minimal'; 'minimum wage'; 'a minimal charge for the service'.

minimal
In a partially ordered set, a minimal element is one that does not follow another in the ordering This is not to be confused with minimum.

minimal
A widely used word in mathematics that generally means atomic or unsimplifiable For example, prime numbers are minimal with respect to factorization of whole numbers. the least possible; 'needed to enforce minimal standards'; 'her grades were minimal'; 'minimum wage'; 'a minimal charge for the service'.

minimal
irreducibly , minimally , picayune.