Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From otimizar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.t͡ʃi.mi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [o.t͡ʃi.mi.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: o‧ti‧mi‧za‧ção

Noun edit

otimização f (plural otimizações)

  1. the act or effect of optimizing
  2. restructuring carried out with the aim of obtaining the highest possible yield
  3. determining, in the study of a problem, the solution that, among all possible solutions, leads to the most satisfactory results
  4. (statistics) process used to determine the optimal value of a quantity

Further reading edit