minimization

About 1.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.

   companies should engage in risk minimization

2. noun The tendency to present events as trivial or unimportant; trivialization

   the minimization of racial experiences by peers

3. noun The process of finding the minimum value of a function.

Similar words

minimisation reduced reduction reducing reduce downplaying abatement decrease attenuation downsizing

Often followed by

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