optimal
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒptɪməl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑptɪməl/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
optimal (not comparable)
- 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.
- (artificial intelligence) Describing a search algorithm that always returns the best result.
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Translations
the best
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Noun
optimal (plural optimals)
- 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)
Further reading
- “optimal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔptiˈmaːl/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
optimal (strong nominative masculine singular optimaler, comparative (colloquial) optimaler, superlative (colloquial) am optimalsten)
Usage notes
The comparation forms are considered incorrect by some prescriptivists, and are widely restricted to less formal usage.
Declension
Positive forms of optimal
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist optimal | sie ist optimal | es ist optimal | sie sind optimal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | optimaler | optimale | optimales | optimale |
genitive | optimalen | optimaler | optimalen | optimaler | |
dative | optimalem | optimaler | optimalem | optimalen | |
accusative | optimalen | optimale | optimales | optimale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der optimale | die optimale | das optimale | die optimalen |
genitive | des optimalen | der optimalen | des optimalen | der optimalen | |
dative | dem optimalen | der optimalen | dem optimalen | den optimalen | |
accusative | den optimalen | die optimale | das optimale | die optimalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein optimaler | eine optimale | ein optimales | (keine) optimalen |
genitive | eines optimalen | einer optimalen | eines optimalen | (keiner) optimalen | |
dative | einem optimalen | einer optimalen | einem optimalen | (keinen) optimalen | |
accusative | einen optimalen | eine optimale | ein optimales | (keine) optimalen |
Comparative forms of optimal
Superlative forms of optimal
Further reading
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)
Derived terms
- dioptimalkan
- keoptimalan
- mengoptimalkan
- pengoptimal
- pengoptimalan
- teroptimalkan
- seoptimal mungkin
Related terms
Further reading
- “optimal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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)
Declension
singular | plural | |||||||
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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 |
References
- “optimal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025