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Minimum Evolution (ME) is a phylogenetic tree building method. It uses a pairwise distance matrix, calculated from a multiple sequence alignment, to generate
Minimum_evolution
Bottom-up clustering method for creating phylogenetic trees
implementation of the closely related balanced minimum evolution (BME) method (see § Neighbor joining as minimum evolution). It is about as fast as and more accurate
Neighbor_joining
Optimality criterion in phylogeny
"Theoretical foundations of the minimum evolution method of phylogenetic inference". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 10: 21073–1095. Desper R, Gascuel
Maximum_parsimony
Study of evolutionary relationships between organisms
construction models to verify the theory; neighbor-joining (NJ), minimum evolution (ME), unweighted maximum parsimony (MP), and maximum likelihood (ML)
Phylogenetics
Overview of and topical guide to change in the heritable characteristics of organisms
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to evolution: In biology, evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological organisms
Outline_of_evolution
Birds of the order Charadriiformes
gene: parsimony, Bayesian inference, minimum evolution, and quartet puzzling. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30(3): 516–526. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00222-7
Wader
Application of computational algorithms, methods and programs to phylogenetic analyses
genes, species, or taxa. Maximum likelihood, parsimony, Bayesian, and minimum evolution are typical optimality criteria used to assess how well a phylogenetic
Computational_phylogenetics
Order of birds
Charadrii) from the cytochrome-b gene: parsimony, Bayesian inference, minimum evolution, and quartet puzzling". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 30 (3): 516–526. Bibcode:2004MolPE
Charadriiformes
Method of mathematical optimization
Differential evolution (DE) is an evolutionary algorithm to optimize a problem by iteratively trying to improve a candidate solution with regard to a
Differential_evolution
Method in computational phylogenetics
maximum parsimony, minimum evolution, and maximum likelihood when a large number of sequences are used". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 17 (8): 1251–1258
Tree_rearrangement
Software for statistical analysis of molecular evolution
is computer software for conducting statistical analysis of molecular evolution and for constructing phylogenetic trees. It includes many sophisticated
Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis
Molecular_Evolutionary_Genetics_Analysis
Japanese-American geneticist (1931–2023)
interior branch lengths. They then developed the neighbor joining and minimum-evolution methods of tree inference. They also developed statistical methods
Masatoshi_Nei
Family of seabirds
gene: parsimony, Bayesian inference, minimum evolution, and quartet puzzling". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 30 (3): 521–526. Bibcode:2004MolPE
Tern
(2007). Catanzaro D, Pesenti R, Wolsey L (2020). "On the Balanced Minimum Evolution Polytope". Discrete Optimization. 36 100570. doi:10.1016/j.disopt
Unrooted_binary_tree
Growth is limited by the scarcest resource
Liebig's law of the minimum, often simply called Liebig's law or the law of the minimum, is a principle developed in agricultural science by Carl Sprengel
Liebig's_law_of_the_minimum
Principle in optimal control theory for best way to change state in a dynamical system
{\displaystyle {\mathcal {U}}} is the set of admissible controls. The evolution of the system is determined by the state and the control, according to
Pontryagin's maximum principle
Pontryagin's_maximum_principle
French pop punk band
Minimum Serious is a pop punk band that formed in 2000 in Grenoble, France. Their lyrics are in French and English. Minimum Serious has released two albums
Minimum_Serious
Model in statistical genetics
the theory and practice of phylogenetics and for understanding genome evolution. A gene tree is a binary graph that describes the evolutionary relationships
Multispecies coalescent process
Multispecies_coalescent_process
Large thrill ride
Evolution is a large thrill ride manufactured by FarFabbri in Italy. It consists of four inclined pillars which support a revolving arm. On one end of
Evolution_(ride)
Fungal plant disease
ribosomal RNA sequenced. Parsimony analysis, bootstrapping and the minimum evolution principle led to groups of species, further described by conidial
Sooty_blotch_and_flyspeck
British statistician and geneticist (born 1935)
A. W. F. 1996. The origin and early development of the method of minimum evolution for the reconstruction of phylogenetic trees. Systematic Biology 45:79–91
A._W._F._Edwards
Matrices used in construction of phylogenetic trees
criterion. Two optimality criteria are commonly applied to distance data, minimum evolution (ME) and least squares inference. Least squares is part of a broader
Distance matrices in phylogeny
Distance_matrices_in_phylogeny
Statistical method for molecular phylogenetics
search under maximum parsimony (MP), maximum likelihood (ML), and minimum evolution (ME) criteria, and the same can be expected for stochastic tree search
Bayesian inference in phylogeny
Bayesian_inference_in_phylogeny
Method of studying evolutionary history
David Bryant, Peter Waddell, Rapid Evaluation of Least-Squares and Minimum-Evolution Criteria on Phylogenetic Trees[dead link], Mol Biol Evol (1998) 15(10):
Least squares inference in phylogeny
Least_squares_inference_in_phylogeny
Religious rejection of evolution
Recurring cultural, political, and theological rejection of evolution by religious groups exists regarding the origins of the Earth, of humanity, and
Rejection of evolution by religious groups
Rejection_of_evolution_by_religious_groups
Extrapolation method to detect common ancestors
resulting in a weighted parsimony algorithm. Rapid evolution. The upshot of the "minimum evolution" heuristic underlying such methods is that such methods
Ancestral_reconstruction
evolutionary trees. Methods to match data sets include: maximum probability, minimum evolution (also known as neighbor-joining) which searches for the tree with
Molecular_paleontology
Textbook by Edwin Harris Colbert
light and readable, and technical concepts kept to a minimum. In the book vertebrate evolution is studied utilizing comparative anatomy & functional
Evolution_of_the_Vertebrates
Chinese biologist
PMID 8601501. Fitch, Walter M. (1971). "Toward defining the course of evolution: minimum change for a specific tree topology". Syst. Zool. 20 (4): 406–416
Ziheng_Yang
American entertainment management and film production company
Elwes, filed a lawsuit against Evolution Entertainment, who were his managers at the time, stating he was promised a minimum of one percent of the producers'
Evolution_Entertainment
Sharp reduction in the size of a population
biology (see minimum viable population size) and in the context of agriculture (biological and pest control). In conservation biology, minimum viable population
Population_bottleneck
Compilation of software used to produce phylogenetic trees
"INDELible: A Flexible Simulator of Biological Sequence Evolution". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26 (8): 1879–1888. doi:10.1093/molbev/msp098. ISSN 0737-4038
List of phylogenetics software
List_of_phylogenetics_software
The history of minimum wage is about the attempts and measures governments have made to introduce, ascertain, uphold and enforce a minimum wage. Amongst
History_of_the_minimum_wage
Solar minimum that took place between 800 and 600 BC
The Homeric Minimum is a grand solar minimum that started about ca. 800 BC and lasted around 200 years. It appears to coincide with, and have been the
Homeric_Minimum
The minimum wage in Romania is the lowest monthly or hourly remuneration that employers are legally allowed to pay their workers in Romania. The sum is
Minimum_wage_in_Romania
Limitation on the minimum time for a quantum system to evolve between two states
quantum mechanics, a quantum speed limit (QSL) is a limitation on the minimum time for a quantum system to evolve between two distinguishable (orthogonal)
Quantum_speed_limit
Shallowest depth in the ocean at which a species is observed
The minimum depth of occurrence (MDO) is the shallowest depth in the ocean at which a species is observed. Because some aberrant individuals often can
Minimum_depth_of_occurrence
Study of distribution of species
ecology and evolution. Some fundamental concepts in biogeography include: allopatric speciation – the splitting of a species by evolution of geographically
Biogeography
Lowest turning point of a business cycle
economics, a trough is a low turning point or a local minimum of a business cycle. The time evolution of many economics variables exhibits a wave-like behavior
Trough_(economics)
Political party in the United States
"The Evolution of the Democratic Party". The American Historical Review. 70 (1): 22–43. Banning, Lance (1978). The Jeffersonian Persuasion: Evolution of
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
state – Proposals to admit a new state into the United States Territorial evolution of the United States U.S. territorial sovereignty – Territory under US
List of states and territories of the United States
List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States
Matrix manipulation algorithm
ISBN 978-1-61197-646-5. S2CID 198968052. George, Alan; Liu, Joseph (1989). "The evolution of the minimum degree ordering algorithm". SIAM Review. 31 (1): 1–19. doi:10.1137/1031001
Minimum_degree_algorithm
Function used as a performance test problem for optimization algorithms
The global minimum is inside a long, narrow, parabolic-shaped flat valley. To find the valley is trivial. To converge to the global minimum, however, is
Rosenbrock_function
American multinational technology company
2019. Schlender, Brent; Tetzeli, Rick (2016). Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader (Reprint ed.). Crown Business
Apple_Inc.
1925 US legal case in Tennessee
Butler Act, a Tennessee state law which outlawed the teaching of human evolution in public schools. The trial was deliberately staged in order to attract
Scopes_trial
Theorem of stationary processes
could define an acausal and non-minimum phase model. Nevertheless the theorem assures the existence of a causal minimum-phase moving average that exactly
Wold's_theorem
2015 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky. The novel has two plot strands, one of which follows the evolution of a civilization of genetically modified Portia labiata (arachnoid) on
Children_of_Time_(novel)
Diagram used to show relations among groups of organisms with common origins
This hypothetical ancestor might then provide clues about the order of evolution of various features, adaptation, and other evolutionary narratives about
Cladogram
Subphylum of chordates
encountered stimuli before the rest of the body, favouring cephalisation, the evolution of a head containing sense organs and a brain to process the sensory information
Vertebrate
Concentration of chemical that stops bacterial growth
In microbiology, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is the lowest concentration of a chemical, usually a drug, which prevents visible in vitro
Minimum inhibitory concentration
Minimum_inhibitory_concentration
Limited production track-only sports car
3rd fastest car to ever go on the Power Lap leaderboard. The Zonda R Evolution was an updated version of the Zonda R. Unveiled at the 2012 Goodwood Festival
Pagani_Zonda_R
Probabilistic optimal control
of uncertainty either in observations or in the noise that drives the evolution of the system. The system designer assumes, in a Bayesian probability-driven
Stochastic_control
The Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI) was a French form of social welfare. It is aimed at people without any income who are of working age but do not have
Revenu_minimum_d'insertion
Political party in the United States
"Top GOP Presidential Contenders Support Mandatory Minimum Reform". Families Against Mandatory Minimums. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Country in Oceania
as the kangaroo and wallaby. There is, however, evidence of convergent evolution of Australia's marsupials and the placental mammals of other continents
Australia
Subfield of cosmology
In cosmology, the study of galaxy formation and evolution is concerned with the processes that formed a heterogeneous universe from a homogeneous beginning
Galaxy formation and evolution
Galaxy_formation_and_evolution
Student-led demonstrations in China
James Lilley said that, based on visits to hospitals around Beijing, a minimum of several hundred had been killed. A declassified National Security Agency
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre
Country in South Asia
Wayback Machine Gilani Kamran (January 2002). "Pakistani Literature – Evolution & trends". The South Asian Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2011. Huma
Pakistan
Invitation-only credit card
of J.P. Morgan who are invited to carry the card must have a reported minimum of US$10 million in assets under management (AUM) with the private bank
J.P._Morgan_Reserve_Card
Age of adulthood defined in law
to drive a motorcar or a motorcycle of a given mechanical power, is the minimum age at which a person may be authorised for that activity. The age of majority
Age_of_majority
Function used as a performance test problem for optimization algorithms
was popularized by Hoffmeister & Bäck and Mühlenbein et al. Finding the minimum of this function is a fairly difficult problem due to its large search
Rastrigin_function
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
Hastings 2018, p. 104. Hastings 2018, p. 116. Eisenhower 1963, p. 372. "Evolution of the War. Origins of the Insurgency" (PDF). National Archives. 2011
Vietnam_War
technology mix to meet that demand at minimum cost. It is available from the International Energy Agency. TIMES is an evolution of MARKAL and both energy models
MARKAL
Act of Parliament about Indian labour law
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 was an act of parliament concerning Indian labour law that sets the minimum wages that must be paid to skilled and unskilled
Minimum_Wages_Act,_1948
Telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio signals
Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO, EVDO, etc.) is a telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio signals, typically for
Evolution-Data_Optimized
Human male external reproductive organ
researched human penis adaptations are penis size and semen displacement. Evolution has caused sexually selected adaptations to occur in penis size in order
Human_penis
Urban evolution refers to the heritable genetic changes of populations in response to urban development and anthropogenic activities in urban areas. Urban
Urban_evolution
Periodic change in the Sun's activity
synchronized fluctuation from a period of minimum activity to a period of a maximum activity back to a period of minimum activity. The magnetic field of the
Solar_cycle
Country in West Asia
The Arabian Peninsula is regarded as central to the understanding of evolution and dispersals of humanity. Arabia underwent an extreme environmental
Saudi_Arabia
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
of the 1870 census, used census and surgeon general data to estimate a minimum of 500,000 Union military deaths and 350,000 Confederate military deaths
American_Civil_War
Mobile phone network element
(abbreviated as eNodeB or eNB), is the element in E-UTRA of LTE that is the evolution of the element Node B in UTRA of UMTS. It is the hardware that is connected
ENodeB
Limits of increased complexity over time
theoretical perspective, it appears that there is no reason to expect evolution to result in any largest-scale trends, although small-scale trends, limited
Largest-scale trends in evolution
Largest-scale_trends_in_evolution
Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms
older, with the exception of South Korea, Spain, and Quebec, where the minimum age is 14. As of December 2023[update], Facebook reported approximately
Australian legislation
The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 is an Australian act of parliament that prohibits minors under the age of 16 from holding
Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024
Online_Safety_Amendment_(Social_Media_Minimum_Age)_Act_2024
Country in Central Europe
Mauch, Corine; Reynard, Emmanuel (2004), "The Evolution of the Water Regime in Switzerland", The Evolution of National Water Regimes in Europe, Dordrecht:
Switzerland
Country in Southern Africa
Human Evolution. 59 (3–4): 425–443. Bibcode:2010JHumE..59..425M. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.07.011. PMID 20934095. Broker, Stephen P. "Hominid Evolution".
South_Africa
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
the minimum Earth–Moon distance given there, after the latter is corrected for Earth's equatorial radius of 6 378 km, giving 350 600 km. The minimum value
Moon
American football player (born 1986)
college is one of the subjects of Michael Lewis's 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game and was dramatized in the 2009 film adaptation. Oher was born
Michael_Oher
Infraorder of mammals
ancodonts has been contended. The traditional notion is that there at minimum two families Anthracotheriidae and Hippopotamidae and were merely sister
Ancodonta
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
dominant. A developed country, New Zealand was the first to introduce a minimum wage and to give women the right to vote. Recognised as a middle power
New_Zealand
Wild cat species native to the Americas
Yamaguchi, N.; Johnson, W. E. & O'Brien, S. J. (2010). "Phylogeny and evolution of cats (Felidae)". In Macdonald, D. W. & Loveridge, A. J. (eds.). Biology
Cougar
Vast empty spaces between filaments with few or no galaxies
known as galaxy filaments. The cosmological evolution of the void regions differs drastically from the evolution of the universe as a whole: there is a long
Void_(astronomy)
Federal capital district of the United States
below the freezing mark (32 °F or 0 °C). On average, the first day with a minimum at or below freezing is November 18 and the last day is March 27. Washington
Washington,_D.C.
Species of flowering plant
are touched. This adaptation helps in more effective pollination. With a minimum temperature of 7 °C (45 °F), Sparrmannia africana is grown as a houseplant
Sparrmannia_africana
High-performance version of the BMW 3 Series automobile
required a total of 5,000 of the base model to be built with a further 500 evolution specials. It was presented to the public at the 1985 Frankfurt Motor Show
BMW_M3
Semiconductor manufacturing process
MHz, 8-bit processor (limited 16-bit abilities), minimum feature size of 6 um "MICROPROCESSORS EVOLUTION timeline". Timetoast timelines. Archived from the
6_μm_process
Country in South America
Medal), and Fritz Müller (pioneer in factual support of the theory of evolution by Charles Darwin). Brazil is the world's eleventh-largest energy consumer
Brazil
Most populous city in California, U.S.
Diamond, Sarah E. (2021). "Adaptive Evolution in Cities: Progress and Misconceptions". Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 36 (3). Cell Press: 239–257. Bibcode:2021TEcoE
Los_Angeles
Network that allows computers to share resources and communicate with each other
Radio Service (GPRS), cdmaOne, CDMA2000, Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO), Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE), Universal Mobile Telecommunications
Computer_network
Evolution-related timelines
The evolution of human intelligence is closely tied to the evolution of the human brain and to the origin of language. The timeline of human evolution spans
Evolution of human intelligence
Evolution_of_human_intelligence
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
powerplant under the hood of the World Rally Championship-winning Lancer Evolution. A UK-market Evo known as the FQ400 had a 400 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS) version
Mitsubishi_Sirius_engine
Prime Minister of India since 2014
Stefan; Welzel, Christian (3 April 2019). "A tale of culture-bound regime evolution: the centennial democratic trend and its recent reversal". Democratization
Narendra_Modi
Armoured fighting vehicle
SV (Special Vehicle) is an evolution of the ASCOD armoured vehicle with an increased weight capacity, and a more evolutive platform. When initiated, this
ASCOD_2
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Videnskabernes Selskab. pp. 229–238.; Celtic Chiefdom, Celtic State: The Evolution of Complex Social Systems. Cambridge University Press. 1999 [1995]. p
Roman_Empire
Largest living land animal
are suggested to have been semi-aquatic. A major event in proboscidean evolution was the collision of Afro-Arabia with Eurasia, during the Early Miocene
Elephant
Race cars between 1967 and 1980
modifications compared to the road-going versions, NASCAR still required a minimum number of cars (500 cars in 1969) to be sold to the general public. For
Generation_2_(NASCAR)
American football league
agreement with the league is for minimum salary only, and any player could sign a personal contract above the minimum. As late as January 2024, the league
United Football League (2024–present)
United_Football_League_(2024–present)
Earth's most severe extinction event
atmospheric oxygen levels, with no acceleration near the P–Tr boundary. Minimum atmospheric oxygen levels in the Early Triassic are never lower than present-day
Permian–Triassic extinction event
Permian–Triassic_extinction_event
History of Apple's current Mac operating system
its last few quarters as an independent company. NeXTSTEP underwent an evolution into OPENSTEP, which separated the object layers from the operating system
MacOS_version_history
Penetrative sexual activity for reproduction or sexual pleasure
ISBN 978-1-285-40151-5. Bailey NW, Zuk M (August 2009). "Same-sex sexual behavior and evolution". Trends Ecol. Evol. 24 (8): 439–46. Bibcode:2009TEcoE..24..439B. doi:10
Sexual_intercourse
MINIMUM EVOLUTION
MINIMUM EVOLUTION
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Telugu
Creator of the Universe; Growth; Evolution
Girl/Female
Tamil
Wished for child
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Avirbhav | அவிரà¯à®ªà®¾à®µ
The exact meaning of this name would be evolution also can mean progress
Avirbhav | அவிரà¯à®ªà®¾à®µ
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Creation; Evolution; Construction
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Evolution; Progress
Boy/Male
African, Arabic
Far
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Increase; Excess; High Degree; Maximum; Feminine of Mazid
Boy/Male
Celebrity, Hindu, Indian
Creator of the Universe; Growth; Evolution; Similar to Brahma
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Girl/Female
Christian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Wished-for Child
Girl/Female
English, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Small Daughter
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Plenty; Maximum; Intelligent; Young and Dynamic; Earth
Boy/Male
Hindu
The exact meaning of this name would be evolution also can mean progress
MINIMUM EVOLUTION
MINIMUM EVOLUTION
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Wife of Brahma; Goddess Sarasvathi
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi, Sindhi
Precious Stone
Boy/Male
Muslim
Abu Isa Muhammad al-tirmidhi
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name HUE means "lily" or "intelligence."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Noble; Respectful; Honourable
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Mother of the Blessed
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit
A Portion of Lakshmi
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Muslim
Bright; Brilliant; Shining
Boy/Male
Hindu
Loved by Vishnu, The curl on vishnus breast
MINIMUM EVOLUTION
MINIMUM EVOLUTION
MINIMUM EVOLUTION
MINIMUM EVOLUTION
MINIMUM EVOLUTION
n.
Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; -- applied to animalcula; and the like.
a.
Of the color of minium or red lead; miniate.
a.
Of the color of red or vermilion.
n.
The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes.
pl.
of Minimus
v. t.
To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.
n.
A small American bird (Empidonax minimus); the least flycatcher.
n.
A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining carbonate of lead, but inferior to true minium.
pl.
of Minimum
n.
A self-registering thermometer, especially one that registers the maximum and minimum during long periods.
n.
A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Tordylium maximum).
pl.
of Maximum
n.
The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum.
n.
In a curve referred to polar coordinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum.
a.
Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
n.
A minim.
n.
A being of the smallest size.
n.
Minimum.
n.
The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum.
n.
A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, Pb3O4, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a gentle and continued heat in the air. It is used as a cement, as a paint, and in the manufacture of flint glass. Called also red lead.