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suboptimality

suboptimality noun: the state or condition of being suboptimal.

Noun

suboptimality (countable and uncountable, plural suboptimalities)

  1. The state or condition of being suboptimal.

Forms of suboptimality

pluralsuboptimalities
alternative formsub-optimality

Origin of suboptimality

From suboptimal + -ity.

Questions about suboptimality

What does suboptimality mean?
Suboptimality means the state or condition of being suboptimal.
What part of speech is suboptimality?
Suboptimality is a noun.
What is the plural of suboptimality?
The plural of suboptimality is suboptimalities.

Words near suboptimality in the dictionary

  1. suboptic
  2. suboptical
  3. suboptima
  4. suboptimal
  5. suboptimalities
  6. suboptimality
  7. suboptimally
  8. suboptimisation
  9. suboptimisations
  10. suboptimization
  11. suboptimizations

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