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minimization|ˌmɪnɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən|
[f. minimize v. + -ation.]
The action of reducing to, or estimating at, the least possible amount or degree.
1802Bentham Princ. Judic. Procedure Wks. 1843 II. 9 How to unite the maximization of redress for the injured in the character of pursuers, with the minimization of hardship..in the character of defendants. 1830― Offic. Apt. Maximized Pref. 9 Maximization of official aptitude, and minimization of official expense. 1889Sat. Rev. 9 Feb. 167/2 Dr. Struthers's minimization of sea-sickness. 1940Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynaecol. Brit. Empire XLVII. 236 As regards anaesthesia, the minimization of shock is the main indication. 1969Nature 29 Nov. 845/1 The arrangement of molecules..points to a minimization of the electric quadrupole–quadrupole interaction energy of the crystal. 1973Ibid. 27 Apr. 556/1 Some potential energy calculations on β-pleated sheets have been done by Chothia.., who finds that a right-handed twist in the direction of the polypeptide chain, which corresponds to dihedral angles within one zone of the conformational map, makes for minimization of energy. 1974Clin. Pharmacol. & Therapeutics XV. 444/2 The new method, called minimization for brevity, is compared here with randomization in regard to its vulnerability to experimenter bias and chance skewing. |