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OPTIMAL

[op-tuh-muhl] Origin

op·ti·mal

[op-tuh-muhl]
adjective
optimum (def. 3).

Origin:
1885–90; optim(um) + -al1

op·ti·mal·ly, adverb
su·per·op·ti·mal, adjective
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optimal (ˈɒptɪməl)
 
adj
another word for optimum
 
opti'mality
 
n
 
'optimally
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

optimal
"most favorable," 1890, from L. optimus (see optimum). Originally a word in biology.
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Computing Dictionary

optimal definition


1. Describes a solution to a problem which minimises some cost function. Linear programming is one technique used to discover the optimal solution to certain problems.
2. Of code: best or most efficient in time, space or code size.
(1995-10-05)

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