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    minimizing

    US /'mɪnɪmaɪzɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /'mɪnɪmaɪzɪŋ/

    B1
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo make something seem small or less important
    How are you minimizing the chances of failure?

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    How About That...

    10:07How About That...
    • I mean, why would—why would Wall Street Journal care about minimizing harm?

      I mean, why would—why would Wall Street Journal care about minimizing harm?

    • i mean why would wall street journal care about minimizing harm

      i mean why would wall street journal care about minimizing harm

    B1

    It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +

    07:10It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +
    • Whereas I am in favor of minimizing the basic failures and I am in favor of trying to catch and correct all the problems that lead to complex failures,

      Whereas I am in favor of minimizing the basic failures and I am in favor of trying to catch and correct all the problems that lead to complex failures,

    B1

    The fastest way to reduce stress (in seconds)

    09:33The fastest way to reduce stress (in seconds)
    • Though it's still unclear why, some hypothesize that the cardiovascular changes in the body are somehow minimizing the pain, while others believe it's because of attentional reallocation, expectations, stress reduction, and or emotional modulation.

      Though it's still unclear why, some hypothesize that the cardiovascular changes in the body are somehow minimizing the pain, while others believe it's because of attentional reallocation, expectations, stress reduction, and or emotional modulation.

    • This could play a role in minimizing one of the leading killers, cardiovascular disease.

      This could play a role in minimizing one of the leading killers, cardiovascular disease.

    B1

    How To Fix Back Pain (7 Science Backed Steps)

    18:40How To Fix Back Pain (7 Science Backed Steps)
    • Both options will help concentrate movement about your hips while minimizing triggering spine flexion.

      Both options will help concentrate movement about your hips while minimizing triggering spine flexion.

    • Both options will help concentrate movement about your hips while minimizing triggering spine flexion.

      Both options will help concentrate movement about your hips while minimizing triggering spine flexion.

    B1

    The Biggest Lie About Veganism

    10:39The Biggest Lie About Veganism
    • In fact, Venus Williams, who suffers from Sjogren's syndromes, credits her vegan diet with minimizing the extreme fatigue associated with her condition.

      In fact, Venus Williams, who suffers from Sjogren's syndromes, credits her vegan diet with minimizing the extreme fatigue associated with her condition.

    • In fact, Venus Williams, who suffers from Sjögren's syndrome, credits her vegan diet with minimizing the extreme fatigue associated with her condition.

      In fact, Venus Williams, who suffers from Sjögren's syndrome, credits her vegan diet with minimizing the extreme fatigue associated with her condition.

    B2

    Breonna Taylor, EU’s ‘nuclear option’ and Golden Dome

    09:54Breonna Taylor, EU’s ‘nuclear option’ and Golden Dome
    • And he also notably emphasized that the Justice Department, under Joe Biden's Attorney General, Merrick Garland, brought this case, which to the judge suggested that there were political considerations at play here potentially, because what she said in response to that was that she found a lot of these arguments by the government very inappropriate, that she thought it seemed like they were minimizing the severity of the crime, that they were sort of invalidating the jury's verdict almost, because, you know, the jury, while it was a partial verdict, they acquitted on one count, but they convicted on the other.

      And he also notably emphasized that the Justice Department, under Joe Biden's Attorney General, Merrick Garland, brought this case, which to the judge suggested that there were political considerations at play here potentially, because what she said in response to that was that she found a lot of these arguments by the government very inappropriate, that she thought it seemed like they were minimizing the severity of the crime, that they were sort of invalidating the jury's verdict almost, because, you know, the jury, while it was a partial verdict, they acquitted on one count, but they convicted on the other.

    B2

    Stanford Webinar - Fintech Revolution: How Disruptive Innovation is Transforming Financial Services

    52:48Stanford Webinar - Fintech Revolution: How Disruptive Innovation is Transforming Financial Services
    • And again, I think whether it's in the regtech space or actually just some of the models that we were talking about earlier, I think they're doing a very effective job of minimizing the frequency in which you have to provide them data that they can get through another way, through your consent or through your permission, to allow you to go ahead and provide data.

      And again, I think whether it's in the regtech space or actually just some of the models that we were talking about earlier, I think they're doing a very effective job of minimizing the frequency in which you have to provide them data that they can get through another way, through your consent or through your permission, to allow you to go ahead and provide data.

    • I think what a lot of these Fintech disruptors are doing are minimizing the amount of data that you have to provide so that you can quickly get to a buy and move your business over to their product or their platform.

      I think what a lot of these Fintech disruptors are doing are minimizing the amount of data that you have to provide so that you can quickly get to a buy and move your business over to their product or their platform.

    B1

    But how do AI images and videos actually work? | Guest video by Welch Labs

    37:20But how do AI images and videos actually work? | Guest video by Welch Labs
    • The CLIP training objective seeks to maximize the similarity between corresponding image-caption pairs, while simultaneously minimizing the similarity between non-corresponding image-caption pairs.

      The CLIP training objective seeks to maximize the similarity between corresponding image-caption pairs, while simultaneously minimizing the similarity between non-corresponding image-caption pairs.

    • So the image and text models that make up CLIP are trained to maximize the alignment of related images and captions in this shared high-dimensional space, while minimizing the alignment between unrelated images and captions.

      So the image and text models that make up CLIP are trained to maximize the alignment of related images and captions in this shared high-dimensional space, while minimizing the alignment between unrelated images and captions.

    B2

    How AI Taught Itself to See [DINOv3]

    15:57How AI Taught Itself to See [DINOv3]
    • We train the model to make its predicted probabilities match this label by minimizing cross-entropy loss.

      We train the model to make its predicted probabilities match this label by minimizing cross-entropy loss.

    • We train the model to make its predicted probabilities match this label by minimizing cross-entropy loss.

      We train the model to make its predicted probabilities match this label by minimizing cross-entropy loss.

    B1

    THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE BY STEPHEN COVEY - ANIMATED BOOK REVIEW

    06:43THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE BY STEPHEN COVEY - ANIMATED BOOK REVIEW
    • and what do you think our effort-minimizing brain is going to pick as default?

      and what do you think our effort-minimizing brain is going to pick as default?

    • And what do you think our effort-minimizing brain is going to pick as default?

      And what do you think our effort-minimizing brain is going to pick as default?

    A2