Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The point at which the condition, degree, or amount of something is the most favorable.
- noun Biology The most favorable condition for growth and reproduction.
- adjective Most favorable or advantageous; best.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, one of the three cardinal points of temperature — namely that point at which the metabolic processes are carried on with the greatest activity.
- noun The term is applicable not only to the factor of heat, but also to those of light, moisture, etc. The optimum for each several function must be distinguished from the total optimum for the plant, the most intense activity of a function often being injurious. According to Schimper, that condition which secures the highest intensity of a function is its absolute optimum; that which secures its most favorable activity is its harmonic optimum; and the harmonic optima together compose the œcological optimum for the plant.
- Best; most desirable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Best possible or most desirable; -- usually under a restriction expressed or implied.
- noun The most favorable condition, greatest degree, or largest amount possible under given circumstances.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
best ormost favorable condition , or thegreatest amount ordegree possible underspecific sets ofcomparable circumstances . - adjective
best or mostadvantageous ;surpassing all others
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances
- adjective most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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However, they do implement what they call the optimum yield strategy, which seeks to minimize contango by looking for contracts in months that will generate the highest implied roll yield .
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However, they do implement what they call the optimum yield strategy, which seeks to minimize contango by looking for contracts in months that will generate the highest implied roll yield .
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One never knows if the current optimum is the best, so the search process is often re-seeded randomly across the state space, rather than just a making small variations to the current best solution.
The Weasel Thread 2009
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What should be the penalty if the optimum is not met and who should pay it?
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By restoring the vehicle to level ride height, air springs also help ensure that the stock steel springs and the shocks work in optimum conditions.
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Tom MH: One never knows if the current optimum is the best …
The Weasel Thread 2009
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What should be the penalty if the optimum is not met and who should pay it?
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One never knows if the current optimum is the best, so the search process is often re-seeded randomly across the state space, rather than just a making small variations to the current best solution.
The Weasel Thread 2009
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How can consumer attain optimum level of consumption in Cardinal Approach in case of: a. One good consumed.
Intellectual Property, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Tom MH: One never knows if the current optimum is the best …
The Weasel Thread 2009
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