minimalizacija
Minimalizacija is a term used across disciplines to describe the process of reducing something to its smallest possible size, value, or extent. In mathematics and optimization, it denotes finding the lowest value of a function or objective, often under a set of constraints. The English equivalent is minimization; in Slovenian and related languages the noun is commonly minimalizacija.
In mathematical optimization, a problem typically specifies an objective function to be minimized, decision variables, and
In statistics and machine learning, minimization is used to fit models by reducing a loss or cost
In computing and software development, minimalizacija also refers to code and data minification—reducing source files by
Beyond technical use, the concept appears in design and everyday language as a principle of simplification: