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Minimax
Minimax, also known as the minimax algorithm or maximin criterion, is a decision principle minimizing maximum possible loss, used in zero-sum game search and proved for game theory by von Neumann in 1928.
MiniMax
MiniMax is a Shanghai-based artificial intelligence company founded by Yan Junjie that develops text, video, and audio foundation models and runs the Talkie and Hailuo AI products.
MiniMax (model family)
MiniMax is a family of large language models from the Chinese AI company MiniMax, using a hybrid mixture-of-experts design that reaches context windows of up to 4 million tokens.
Minimax estimation
Minimax estimation is a statistical framework that selects estimators by minimizing the worst-case risk over the parameter space, guaranteeing performance even for the least favorable parameter value.
MiniMax Group (稀宇科技)
MiniMax Group (稀宇科技, Xiyu Technology) is a Shanghai artificial intelligence company founded by Yan Junjie in 2021, known for its M reasoning models, Hailuo video models, and Talkie app.
MiniMax H3
MiniMax H3 is an omni-modal generative model released by AI company MiniMax in 2026, generating video with native stereo audio at up to 2K resolution.
MiniMax H3 jurisdictional carve-out
The MiniMax H3 jurisdictional carve-out is a license condition in MiniMax's August 2026 open-weight release of its H3 video model, barring users in the US, EU, UK, and South Korea.
MiniMax Hong Kong IPO
The MiniMax Hong Kong IPO was the January 2026 initial public offering of Chinese AI startup MiniMax, which raised about $619 million and doubled on debut.
Minimax optimization
Minimax optimization seeks a saddle point where one player minimizes a shared objective and an adversary maximizes it, the formal language of GANs and robust learning.
Minimax regret
Minimax regret is a decision criterion for choice under uncertainty, proposed by Leonard J. Savage in 1951, which selects the option whose maximum regret, the shortfall from the best available payoff, is smallest.
MiniMax Speech
MiniMax Speech is a commercial text-to-speech and zero-shot voice-cloning model family from the Chinese AI company MiniMax, first released in January 2025 and supporting over 40 languages.
Minimax theorem
The minimax theorem, proved by John von Neumann in 1928, states that in every finite two-person zero-sum game, players using mixed strategies face equal maximin and minimax values.
MiniMax-M1
MiniMax-M1 is an open-weight large language model for reasoning released by the Chinese AI company MiniMax in June 2025, supporting a 1 million-token context window.
Minimaze procedure
The minimaze procedures, also written mini maze, are minimally invasive cardiac operations intended to cure atrial fibrillation, created through small chest incisions without sternotomy or bypass.
Miniminter
Miniminter is Simon Edward Minter (born 1992), English YouTuber and founding member of the Sidemen, known for FIFA videos, his MM7Games second channel, Twitch streaming, and the M7 Education charity.
Minimoog
Minimoog Model D: monophonic analog synthesizer released by R.A. Moog in 1970, first shipped November 19, 1970; three oscillators, 44 keys, 24 dB/octave ladder filter; reissued 2016 and 2022; Behringer clone.
Minimum Age Convention, 1973
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) is an ILO fundamental convention requiring a minimum age for employment, adopted 26 June 1973, in force 19 June 1976, with 177 ratifications and ages of 15, 13, and 18 years.
Minimum covariance determinant
The minimum covariance determinant (MCD) is a robust estimator of multivariate location and scatter, introduced by Peter J. Rousseeuw in 1984, that fits the tightest subset of observations and underlies outlier detection.
Minimum cut
A minimum cut, also called min cut, is the cheapest partition of a graph's vertices into two sets, central to network flow through the max-flow min-cut theorem.
Minimum Data Set (nursing)
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a standardized assessment required for every resident of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, driving care planning, payment, and quality measures.
Minimum description length
The minimum description length (MDL) principle is a principle of inductive inference in statistical learning that selects the model compressing the data most effectively, balancing fit against complexity.
Minimum deviation
Minimum deviation, or minimum angle of deviation, is the smallest angle by which a prism deflects a light ray, occurring when the ray passes symmetrically through the prism.
Minimum equipment list
A minimum equipment list (MEL) is a regulator-approved document listing the instruments and equipment on a specific aircraft that may be inoperative at dispatch, with conditions and time limits for flying.
Minimum Foundation Program
Minimum Foundation Program (MFP), Louisiana's annually adopted state K-12 funding formula, delivers block grants to school systems using a base per pupil amount times weighted student membership, distinct from Texas's Foundation School Program and Mississippi's formulas.
Minimum ignition energy
Minimum ignition energy (MIE) is the lowest electric spark energy just sufficient to ignite a flammable substance at its most ignition-sensitive concentration in air, central to dust explosion safety.
Minimum inhibitory concentration
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC): the lowest antimicrobial concentration inhibiting visible microbial growth, measured by broth microdilution (ISO 20776-1, CLSI M07) and interpreted with clinical breakpoints S, I, R.
Minimum mean square error
Minimum mean square error (MMSE) estimation is a Bayesian principle whose optimal estimator is the conditional expectation, or posterior mean, of the unknown given the data.
Minimum mean square error combining
Minimum mean square error (MMSE) combining is a wireless receiver technique that weights signals from multiple antennas to minimize the mean square error, balancing interference suppression against noise amplification.
Minimum mean square error equalizer
A minimum mean square error (MMSE) equalizer is a linear filter at a digital communication receiver whose coefficients minimize the mean-squared error between transmitted symbols and the equalizer's estimates.
Minimum mean-square error channel estimation
Minimum mean-square error (MMSE) channel estimation is a statistical method that estimates a wireless channel by minimizing the expected squared error between the true and estimated channel response.