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op·ti·mum    Audio Help   [op-tuh-muhm] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -ma    Audio Help   [-muh] Pronunciation Key, -mums, adjective
–noun
1.the best or most favorable point, degree, amount, etc., as of temperature, light, and moisture for the growth or reproduction of an organism.
2.the greatest degree or best result obtained or obtainable under specific conditions.
–adjective
3.most favorable or desirable; best: optimum conditions.

[Origin: 1875–80; < L: n. use of neut. of optimus best, suppletive superl. of bonus good]

3. ideal, perfect, optimal.
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op·ti·mum    Audio Help   (ŏp'tə-məm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. op·ti·ma (-mə) or op·ti·mums
  1. The point at which the condition, degree, or amount of something is the most favorable.
  2. Biology The most favorable condition for growth and reproduction.

adj.   Most favorable or advantageous; best.


[Latin, neuter sing. of optimus, best; see op- in Indo-European roots.]

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optimum 
1879, from L. optimum, neut. sing. of optimus "best" (used as a superl. of bonus "good"), probably related to ops "power, resources" (in which case the evolution is from "richest" to "the most esteemed") or to ob "in front of," with superlative suffix *-tumos. Originally in biology, in ref. to "conditions most favorable" (for growth, etc.).

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optimum

adjective
1. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug" 

noun
1. most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances 

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