least common meaning

The least common meaning is the most evident and clear subset of shared meaning around a topic among a group of subjects .

The least common meaning often defines the smallest set of shared meaning necessary for a culture to be functional enough and for its individuals to be able participate.

The least common meaning is the core of a culture and the conflict free zone among that culture.

The least common meaning usually comprises the primitives whom a culture is originally formed from, as they provide an common interface for the group to interact.

E: For a nation state to be functional enough, the least common meaning requires people an understanding for things like private property money or a common language. Not having this least common meaning (someone from an indigenous tribe) will be forced to adapt or be marginalized.

The larger the group of subjects is, the smaller the least common meaning becomes and the harder it is to coordinate.

E: A family unit allows its culture to have a much larger least common meaning: food, humor, habits… than a nation state.

The targeted audience of a product or service is usually defined by the least common meaning, as it is what guarantees the same understanding of the product and it allows to optimize its development.

Economies of scale promote the maximization of the subject‘s group size which subsequently promotes the decrease of the least common meaning, which leads to product insufficient adaptation. In the digital world is particularly significant the user interface lowest common cultural denominator.