minimivoittavan

Minimivoittavan is a Finnish adjective form built from minimi (minimum) and voittava (winning). It is used to describe a result that occurs with the smallest possible margin of victory, emphasizing how narrowly a game, contest, or decision is won. The form is most often seen before a noun in contexts such as sports results or competitive outcomes.

In practice, minimivoittavan can be used to denote a close or edge-of-the-margin victory. For example, a "minimivoittavan voiton" would be a victory won by a very small margin, such as a single goal or a single point. The term is more colloquial and sport- or event-specific than formal, and it may appear alongside more common phrases like tiukka voitto (close win) or kapea voitto (narrow victory). In analysis or reporting, minimivoittavan highlights not just the final score but the narrowness of the margin, which can be relevant for evaluating performance, strategy, or risk.

As a linguistic note, minimivoittavan is the inflected form of minimivoittava when used to modify a following noun in Finnish grammar. Related terms include minimivoittava (the base adjective) and tiukka voitto (a close victory). The concept is widely understood in Finnish discussions of sports, competition, and electoral or decision-making contexts, but it remains less formal than standardized statistical descriptors of margin.