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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied;
- Example: "an optimum return on capital"
- Example: "optimal concentration of a drug"
[syn: optimum, optimal]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

optimal
    adj 1: most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or
           implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal
           concentration of a drug" [syn: optimum, optimal]


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

optimal

   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)