optimal

Adjective
Synonyms: optimum

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied“an optimum return on capital”“optimal concentration of a drug”Synonyms: optimum
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

optimal \op"ti*mal\, a. Best possible; most desirable; optimum; as, the optimal concentration of a drug. [PJC]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

optimal

1.<mathematics> 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.<programming> Of code: best or most efficient in time, space or code size.

(1995-10-05)

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