minimisation

Who acts: Making, problem, minimisation, school, Risk minimisation, maths puzzle · What happens: make, minimise, find, value, be, have · To what, where: something, waste, smallest possible value, problem, bullying, waste minimisation plan · Speech: someone speaks here

«minimisation» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: minimisation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Making something as small as possible: «the minimisation of waste».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Making	obj
3	as	as	ADP	_	4 small	case
4	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Making	xcomp
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	6 possible	mark
6	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 small	advcl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 minimisation	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 minimisation	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 minimisation	det
10	minimisation	minimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Making	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 waste	case
12	waste	waste	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 minimisation	nmod
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 minimisation	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		something				the minimisation of waste obl; small property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	minimise in a quote			waste					nom minimisation «act transitive»: of=patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

Finding the smallest possible value of something under some rules.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Finding	find	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 value	det
3	smallest	small	ADJ	Degree=Sup	5 value	amod
4	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 value	amod
5	value	value	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Finding	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 value	nmod
8	under	under	ADP	_	10 rules	case
9	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	10 rules	det
10	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 something	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Finding	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	gerund		the smallest possible value of something					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Topic
2	value			something					nom value «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

Making a problem seem less serious than it really is: «minimisation of bullying is harmful».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 serious	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 problem	det
3	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Making	obj
4	seem	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 serious	cop
5	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 serious	advmod
6	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	than	than	SCONJ	_	10 is	mark
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 is	nsubj
9	really	really	ADV	_	10 is	advmod
10	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 harmful	advcl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 is	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 minimisation	punct
13	minimisation	minimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 harmful	nsubj
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 bullying	case
15	bullying	bullying	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 minimisation	nmod
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 harmful	cop
17	harmful	harmful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 serious	advcl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 harmful	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 serious	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		a problem		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset problem=Product
2	is	present	Making		less, serious property	tree rules
3	be	present	problem			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	is in a quote	present	minimisation of bullying		harmful property	tree rules
5	minimise in a quote			bullying		nom minimisation «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

The school has a waste minimisation plan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 school	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 plan	det
5	waste	waste	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 plan	compound
6	minimisation	minimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 plan	compound
7	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the school	a waste minimisation plan					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient

Example 2

Risk minimisation means wearing a helmet when cycling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Risk	risk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 minimisation	compound
2	minimisation	minimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	wearing	wear	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 means	xcomp
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 helmet	det
6	helmet	helmet	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wearing	obj
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 cycling	advmod
8	cycling	cycle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 wearing	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present	Risk minimisation		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	wear not said to happen	gerund	Risk minimisation not said here	a helmet	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme
3	cycle	gerund	Risk minimisation not said here		vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The maths puzzle was about minimisation of the travel distance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 puzzle	det
2	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 puzzle	compound
3	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 minimisation	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 minimisation	cop
5	about	about	ADP	_	6 minimisation	case
6	minimisation	minimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 distance	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 distance	det
9	travel	travel	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 distance	compound
10	distance	distance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 minimisation	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 minimisation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the maths puzzle					about minimisation; of the travel distance	tree rules

Example 4

Minimisation of costs helped the club save money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Minimisation	minimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helped	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 costs	case
3	costs	cost	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Minimisation	nmod
4	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 club	det
6	club	club	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helped	obj
7	save	save	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 helped	xcomp
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 save	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 helped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	help	past	Minimisation of costs	the club	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent club=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	save	infinitive	the club not said here	money	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
3	minimise			costs	nom minimisation «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

Saying «it's just teasing» can be a minimisation of bullying.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 minimisation	csubj
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 teasing	punct
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 teasing	nsubj
4	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 teasing	aux
5	just	just	ADV	_	6 teasing	advmod
6	teasing	tease	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Saying	ccomp
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 teasing	punct
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 minimisation	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 minimisation	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 minimisation	det
11	minimisation	minimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 bullying	case
13	bullying	bullying	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 minimisation	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 minimisation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	tease in a quote	present · progressive	it			vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	is a	can	Saying	a minimisation	of bullying	tree rules

Example 6

Engineers work on the minimisation of energy use.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Engineers	engineer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 work	nsubj
2	work	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 minimisation	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 minimisation	det
5	minimisation	minimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 work	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 use	case
7	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 use	compound
8	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 minimisation	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 work	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	present	Engineers					on the minimisation of energy use	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on minimisation=Theme
2	minimise			energy use					nom minimisation «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 7

Minimisation and maximisation are both kinds of optimisation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Minimisation	minimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kinds	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 maximisation	cc
3	maximisation	maximisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Minimisation	conj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 kinds	cop
5	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	6 kinds	det
6	kinds	kind	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 optimisation	case
8	optimisation	optimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kinds	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 kinds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Minimisation and maximisation	both kinds				of optimisation	tree rules

Example 8

The minimisation of plastic packaging is good for the oceans.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 minimisation	det
2	minimisation	minimisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 good	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 packaging	case
4	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 packaging	compound
5	packaging	packaging	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 minimisation	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 good	cop
7	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 oceans	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 oceans	det
10	oceans	ocean	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 good	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 good	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the minimisation of plastic packaging					for the oceans; good property	tree rules
2	minimise			plastic packaging					nom minimisation «act transitive»: of=patient

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