We use the term element to mean the lowest value.

我们说基本值，意味着是最小值。

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That is, the term with this being the lowest energy.

这一项的能量就是最低能量。

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For customers who can afford a relatively short term of database instance unavailability, scheduling downtimes at the time of week with the possible lowest impact could be an acceptable compromise.

对于能够接受一个相对短时间的数据库实例不可用的客户，按计划的关闭时间而只有最小可能的影响的方案也许能够被接受。

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But this is where for lack of a better term non-western countries really formally challenged at the highest levels and the lowest, too.

之所以这么说，是因为找不到更好的表达方式了,这表明非西方国家,从最高层面和最低层面都提出了挑战。

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We use the term element to mean the lowest value.

我们说基本值，意味着是最小值。

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