optimal

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English

Etymology

From Latin optimus + -al.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. optimal

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

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

More information number & gender, singular ...
number & gender singular plural
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
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Further reading

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

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch optimaal, from French optimal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

Adjective

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

  1. optimal

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
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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References

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