optimal
nounEtymology From Latin optimus (“best”) + English -al.
1
The best of its kind
optimal
adjUK /ˈɒptɪməl/ · US /ˈɑptɪməl/
Etymology From Latin optimus (“best”) + English -al.
1
The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.
- Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.
- Herewith, a brief primer in speaking basic North Carolinaese, meant to be read aloud for optimal effect.2014 August 21, Susan Stafford Kelly, “What Say You”, in Our State:
- Derived terms
- degree-optimal, infraoptimal, inoptimal, nonoptimal, optimalise, optimalism, optimality, optimally, Pareto-optimal, Pareto optimal, suboptimal, superoptimal, supraoptimal, time optimal control problem
- Related terms
- opt, optimise, optimism, optimist, optimistic, optimize, optimum, option, optionable, optional, suboptimal