OPTIMAL

optimum, optimal

(adjective) most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; “an optimum return on capital”; “optimal concentration of a drug”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

optimal (comparative more optimal, superlative most optimal)

The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.

(artificial intelligence) Describing a search algorithm that always returns the best result.

Synonyms

• best, ideal, optimum

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 June 2025

ROOTS

(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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