optimal
/ˈɒptɪməl//ˈɑptɪməl/
optimal adjective: the best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.
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.
- Herewith, a brief primer in speaking basic North Carolinaese, meant to be read aloud for optimal effect.2014 August 21, Susan Stafford Kelly, “What Say You”, in Our State
Noun
optimal (plural optimals)
- The best of its kind
optimal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
optimal in Hindi
- इष्टतम
optimal in Tamil
- உகம
optimal in Urdu
- بہترین, پرمقصد
optimal in Bengali
- সর্বোত্তম, সবচেয়ে অনুকূল
More languagesFewer languages
- optimal in Telugu
- ఆప్టిమల్
- optimal in Malayalam
- ഒപ്റ്റിമൽ
- optimal in Gujarati
- ઓપ્ટિમલ
Examples of optimal in a sentence
- The algorithm performs several rerankings before reaching the optimal result.
- Our SRS provides automatic i+1 sentence cards for optimal study.
- A quickly produced suboptimal solution to a problem is often more useful than an optimal one that takes a long time to produce.
Synonyms of optimal
Antonyms
Forms of optimal
| plural | optimals |
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Origin of optimal
From Latin optimus (“best”) + English -al.
Words formed from optimal
Phrases with optimal
Questions about optimal
- What does optimal mean?
- Optimal means the best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.
- What is optimal in Hindi?
- Optimal in Hindi is इष्टतम. See Optimal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is optimal?
- Optimal can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce optimal?
- Optimal is pronounced /ˈɒptɪməl/ (UK).
Words near optimal in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: optimal (page history and authors); optimal (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optimal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optimal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optimal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optimal (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optimal (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optimal (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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