minima

It was given its Latin name (minima, meaning "least or smallest") because it was the shortest of the five note values used in early medieval music notation. Half notes are notated with a hollow oval notehead like a whole note and straight note stem with no flags like a quarter note (see Figure 1).

Origins of the Minim in Music At the time this word was coined the minim, or half-note, was the shortest note used. This is why minim comes from the Latin minimus, meaning the smallest, least or insignificant. In English, we still call this note a minim but, in American English, it's exclusively known as a half-note.

minim \MIN-im\ noun. 1 : a musical half note. 2 : something very minute. 3 : a unit of capacity equal to 1/60 fluid dram.

two crotchet beats A minim lasts for two crotchet beats. A quaver lasts for half a crotchet beat - so there are two to the time of a crotchet.

If f'(x) changes sign from positive to negative as x increases through point c, then c is the point of local maxima, and the f(c) is the maximum value. 2. If f'(x) changes sign from negative to positive as x increases through point c, then c is the point of local minima, and the f(c) is the minimum value.

min·​i·​mum ˈmi-nə-məm. plural minima ˈmi-nə-mə or minimums. Synonyms of minimum. 1. : the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible.

Origins of the Minim in Music At the time this word was coined the minim, or half-note, was the shortest note used. This is why minim comes from the Latin minimus, meaning the smallest, least or insignificant. In English, we still call this note a minim but, in American English, it's exclusively known as a half-note.

Rhythm notation A minim lasts for two crotchet beats.

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A half note (minim) is 2 beats or half of a measure. A quarter note (crochet) is 1 beat or a quarter of a measure, meaning that four quarter notes are needed to complete a full 4/4 measure!

Differentiation is used to discover the local maxima/minima for a one-variable function, f(x). When f (x) = 0, maxima and minima occur. If f (a) = 0 and f (a) < 0, x = an is a maximum; if f (a) = 0 and f (a) > 0, x = a is a minimum.