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optimum

[ op-tuh-muhm ]

noun

, plural op·ti·ma [op, -t, uh, -m, uh], op·ti·mums.
  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

  1. most favorable or desirable; best:

    optimum conditions.

    Synonyms: optimal, perfect, ideal

optimum

/ ˈɒptɪməm /

noun

  1. a condition, degree, amount or compromise that produces the best possible result


adjective

  1. most favourable or advantageous; best

    optimum conditions

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Word History and Origins

Origin of optimum1

First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin: noun use of neuter of optimus “best,” superlative of bonus “good”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of optimum1

C19: from Latin: the best (thing), from optimus best; see optimism

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Example Sentences

We’ve found options for your mattresses to protect from spills and bugs and also provide optimum comfort.

That’s not to say that the battery life or run time claimed by the manufacturer can’t be trusted, just that it might refer to optimum conditions—a brand new battery, a complete charge, the lowest suction setting—rather than a real-life scenario.

If you want to change those habits, the app can make suggestions based on the generally accepted idea of the 90-minute deep sleep cycle, getting your body in better shape for waking up at a more optimum time.

“What was also clear to me is any problems with providing optimum medical care to our inmates are not due to any shortcomings with our existing staff at the Medical Services Division,” Barnett wrote.

So the sender aims for an optimum pairing by choosing the kind of signal to send, and the receiver chooses whether to partner with the sender based on the signal.

As for the search, which will soon resume, Soelisto confessed that “the capability of our equipment is not optimum.”

One reason for that is filmmakers shot with 16mm lenses on hand-cranked cameras for optimum authenticity.

Even salt is chemically broken down and rebuilt for optimum flavor.

I read Anthropometry of Algerian Women and Optimum Handle Height for a Push-Pull Type Manually Operated Dryland Weeder.

The last two years was sort of the optimum personal fun, because we were the majority.

It would tend to give a climatic optimum at nearly the same time as estimated by Menzel.

In the northeastern part of Kansas at least, rocky slopes in open woods seem to provide optimum habitat conditions.

The maximum and minimum temperatures at which growth takes place, as well as the optimum, are fairly constant for each bacterium.

In isolating certain bacteria, advantage is taken of the fact that different species vary in their optimum temperature.

Note that temperature at which growth is first observed macroscopically (Optimum temperature).

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