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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespoids minimal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pwad mi.ni.mal
"Les ingénieurs ont cherché à obtenir une structure de poids minimal."
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Having the least possible weight among a set of alternatives or under specified constraints.
"The engineers designed a minimum-weight structure to maximize fuel efficiency in the aerospace vehicle."
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In graph theory and optimization, the lowest total numerical weight assigned to a subgraph or spanning tree connecting vertices.
"Prim's algorithm is commonly used to find the minimum-weight spanning tree of a connected graph."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'minimum' (from Latin 'minimus', meaning 'least') and 'weight' (from Old English 'wiht', meaning 'weight or measure'). Formed in the mid-20th century, the compound term gained prominence primarily in mathematics, graph theory, and engineering to describe optimization problems seeking the lowest possible total edge or mass value.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Minimum-weight" is said worldwide
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poids minimal
Transliteration: pwad mi.ni.mal
"Les ingénieurs ont cherché à obtenir une structure de poids minimal."
Minimalgewicht
Transliteration: mi.ni.mal.ɡə.wɪçt
"Das Ziel des Projekts war die Konstruktion mit dem Minimalgewicht."
peso minimo
Transliteration: pe.zo mi.ni.mo
"Il problema del percorso a peso minimo è fondamentale in informatica."
peso mínimo
Transliteration: pe.so mi.ni.mo
"Buscamos una solución de peso mínimo para reducir los costos de transporte."
peso mínimo
Transliteration: pe.zu mi.ni.mu
"O algoritmo calcula a árvore geradora de peso mínimo."
न्यूनतम भार
Transliteration: nyuntam bhar
"इंजीनियरों ने न्यूनतम भार वाली संरचना का डिजाइन तैयार किया।"
最小权值
Transliteration: zuì xiǎo quán zhí
"该算法用于求解图的最小权值生成树。"
최소 가중치
Transliteration: choesoro gajungchi
"그래프 이론에서 최소 가중치 신장 트리를 찾는 것은 중요합니다."
最小重み
Transliteration: saishou omoni
"最小重み全域木を効率的に見つけるアルゴリズムが必要です。"
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