Full Idea
The Minor Real distinction is if A can exist without B, but B ceases to exist without A.
Gist of Idea
Minor Real distinction: B needs A, but A doesn't need B
Source
report of Francisco Suárez (Disputationes metaphysicae [1597], Bk VII) by Stephen Boulter - Why Medieval Philosophy Matters 4
Book Reference
Boulter,Stephen: 'Why Medieval Philosophy Matters' [Bloomsbury 2019], p.97
A Reaction
This is one-way independence. Boulter's example is Peter and Peter's actual weight.