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Discover LudwigThe phrase "minimal number" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to a quantity or amount that is the smallest amount possible. For example, "The contractor needed the minimal number of materials in order to complete the job on time."
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with a minimal number of tools.
Small cities such as Zurich with a minimal number of tourist attractions are recommended.
He concluded that the correct minimal number was precisely what General Westmoreland had proposed.
The data have been fitted with a minimal number of Li sites: Li1, Li2 and Li3.
This amount is the minimal number of observations required to fit a linear regression model.
European pros have a choice: join the US Tour, or be restricted to a minimal number of its tournaments.
Dr. Church said there might be an alternative approach that would "alarm a minimal number of people".
The minimal number of bank failures in the middle of the decade bred widespread complacency among all financial regulators.
On the night the 737 arrived the authorities asked for a minimal number of staff in the control tower.
We may need to continue with a very minimal number of casuals to cover holiday and sickness absence," Parrott added.
The minimal number of issued patents is not due to a lack of innovation or entrepreneurship in Kenya.
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