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suboptimum

suboptimum adjective: suboptimal.

Adjective

suboptimum (not comparable)

  1. suboptimal

Noun

suboptimum (plural suboptimums or suboptima)

  1. A point or value below an optimum.

Forms of suboptimum

pluralsuboptimums
pluralsuboptima

Origin of suboptimum

From sub- + optimum.

Questions about suboptimum

What does suboptimum mean?
Suboptimum means suboptimal.
What part of speech is suboptimum?
Suboptimum can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near suboptimum in the dictionary

  1. suboptimizations
  2. suboptimize
  3. suboptimized
  4. suboptimizes
  5. suboptimizing
  6. suboptimum
  7. suboptimums
  8. suboption
  9. suboptions
  10. suboral
  11. suborally

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