minimal area

基本解释

Mathematic minimal surface is a surface of minimal area under prescribed boundary condition.
数学上，最小曲面指的是（在给定边界条件下的）面积最小曲面。
The pressure index of cultivated land is the ratio of per capita minimal area of cultivated land and per capita actual area of cultivated land.
耕地压力指数是指最小人均耕地面积与实际人均耕地面积之比。
You are to write a program to find a circle which covers a set of points and has the minimal area. There will be no more than 100 points in one problem.
但是提供了一个思路，枚举的时候如果点非常多，是否可以从直径开始找最小覆盖圆，效率是否会更优？

In fact, economists say this region might experience a decline in home values akin to what's happening in many other cities across the U.S. But they expect any downturn in this area would be minimal and short-lived.
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