minimal amount
collocation in Englishmeaningsofminimalandamount
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minimal
adjective
uk/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/us/ˈmɪn.ə.məl/
very small ...
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofminimalandamountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofminimal amount
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Indeed, retrieval from memory requires aminimalamountof cognitive effort and attention, and hence interferes minimally with other operations.
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Even though aminimalamountof vibration remains at the flexible links, it cannot guarantee the reduction of end-effector position error.
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From an economic standpoint, a process that utilizes only aminimalamountof electric energy would vastly improve the use of bioremediation in such areas.
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To develop an understanding of convergence, aminimalamountof machinery needs to be established.
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Egalitarian justice supports the concept that all patients should receive theminimalamountof healthcare from which they would benefit.
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Theminimalamountof handling means that varieties sold in this way can be more susceptible to bruising without adverse effect.
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These tools can be simple, requiring aminimalamountof data collection and computer technology, or complex, requiring extensive data collection and computer expertise.
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One of the arguments for this was aminimalamountof outdoor physical activity.
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We now turn to discussion of entropy stability with theminimalamountof viscosity.
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In this section our goal is to arrive at the main ideas of the algorithms while employing aminimalamountof formal theory.
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For any system to grow, aminimalamountof force or resources is needed.
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Because synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are prohibited in organic farming, however, even 'aminimalamount' of these products would not constitute organic agriculture research.
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A trulyminimalamountof learning (or inherited knowledge) can thus be adequate to get a simple heuristic off the ground in a new domain.
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The state pensions of such residents are however reduced to aminimalamountafter a few months.
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This may be because few participants had received any more than aminimalamountof training (10 h).
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To some extent, mgu's characterizes theminimalamountof dynamic interaction with the rest of the system that is needed to evolve.
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