min-max

[min-maks]

verb (used with object)

min-maxed, min-maxing 

1. (in a video game or role-playing game) to optimize (a character) by assigning all, or nearly all, skill points to the ability essential to that character’s success in a specified role and environment, and no points to other skills, rather than distributing skill points more evenly across attributes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of min-max¹

First recorded in 2005–10; min(imum) ( def. ) + max(imum) ( def. )

Example Sentences

A min-max thermometer records high and low temperatures, valuable information for winter freezes and tracking our ever-warming summers.

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It’s basically a video game, and you’re trying to min-max human life based on which people you think most deserve to live and how active you are willing to be in their death.

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While there are some stat-based decisions to be made during this process, there’s nothing make or break involved so even the min-max crowd will be able to enjoy playing to their aesthetic preferences.

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While core gamers can min-max their abilities and shoot for top heading on challenge scores, Tiny Brains is equally friendly toward casual and child/parent playgroups.  is a powerful shared-experience title that compels players to interact both on and offscreen by coordinating abilities and movements to complete objectives. 

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The menus have been simplified for high accessibility, but the rich data is still available for players to min-max to their heart’s content. 

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