optimal

English

Etymology

From Latin optimus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒptɪməl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑptɪməl/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

optimal (not comparable)

  1. The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.
    Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.
    • 2014 August 21, Susan Stafford Kelly, “What Say You”, in Our State:
      Herewith, a brief primer in speaking basic North Carolinaese, meant to be read aloud for optimal effect.
  2. (artificial intelligence) Describing a search algorithm that always returns the best result.

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Translations

Noun

optimal (plural optimals)

  1. The best of its kind

French

Etymology

From the Latin optimum suffixed with -al.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

optimal (feminine optimale, masculine plural optimaux, feminine plural optimales)

  1. optimal

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔptiˈmaːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

optimal (strong nominative masculine singular optimaler, comparative (colloquial) optimaler, superlative (colloquial) am optimalsten)

  1. optimal (perfect)
  2. optimal (as good as possible under a given condition)
  3. very good

Usage notes

The comparation forms are considered incorrect by some prescriptivists, and are widely restricted to less formal usage.

Declension

Further reading

  • optimal” in Duden online
  • optimal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch optimaal, from French optimal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /opˈtimal/ [op̚ˈt̪i.mal]
  • Rhymes: -imal
  • Syllabification: op‧ti‧mal

Adjective

optimal (comparative lebih optimal, superlative paling optimal)

  1. optimal, optimum
    Synonym: optimum

Derived terms

  • dioptimalkan
  • keoptimalan
  • mengoptimalkan
  • pengoptimal
  • pengoptimalan
  • teroptimalkan
  • seoptimal mungkin

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French optimal. By surface analysis, optim +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /op.tiˈmal/

Adjective

optimal m or n (feminine singular optimală, masculine plural optimali, feminine and neuter plural optimale)

  1. optimal

Declension

Declension of optimal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite optimal optimală optimali optimale
definite optimalul optimala optimalii optimalele
genitive-
dative
indefinite optimal optimale optimali optimale
definite optimalului optimalei optimalilor optimalelor

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