OPTIMIZATION

optimization, optimisation

(noun) the act of rendering optimal; “the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability”; “in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized”; “to promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

optimization (countable and uncountable, plural optimizations)

The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.

(programming) The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation, by removing unused portions of code and improving the speed or resource usage of others.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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