minimum definition math
Definition of absolute minimum. mathematics. : the smallest value that a mathematical function can have over its entire curve (see 3curve 5a) The function defined by y = 3 - x has an absolute maximum M = 2 and an absolute minimum m = O on the interval 1 < x < 3. â John A. Tierney, Calculus & Analytic Geometry, 1968 â compare minimum 3b.