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

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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