subminimum

subminimum

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English minimum
English subminimum

    From sub- + minimum.

    Adjective

    subminimum (not comparable)

    1. Below the normal minimum
      • 1988 February 5, David Moberg, “Jackson and Simon in Iowa”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
        Over the years Simon has voted for some conservative clinkers--for example, […] a subminimum wage for teenagers.

    Noun

    subminimum (plural subminimums or subminima)

    1. (mathematics) A point or value below a minimum.
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