Minimization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Minimization \Min`i*mi*za"tion\, n.
     The act or process of minimizing. --Bentham.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  minimization
       n : the act of reducing something to the least possible amount
           or degree or position [syn: {minimisation}] [ant: {maximization}]