'Minimal' definitions:

Definition of 'minimal'

From: WordNet
adjective
The least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service" [syn: minimal, minimum] [ant: maximal, maximum]

Definition of 'Minimal'

From: GCIDE
  • Minimal \Min"i*mal\, a. Of, pertaining to, or having a character of, a minim or minimum; least; smallest; as, a minimal amount or value. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]