optimal
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Latin optimus + -al.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒptɪməl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑptɪməl/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective edit
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.
- (artificial intelligence) Describing a search algorithm that always returns the best result.
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the best
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Noun edit
optimal (plural optimals)
- The best of its kind
French edit
Etymology edit
From the Latin optimum suffixed with -al.
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Adjective edit
optimal (feminine optimale, masculine plural optimaux, feminine plural optimales)
Further reading edit
- “optimal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
optimal (strong nominative masculine singular optimaler, comparative (colloquial) optimaler, superlative (colloquial) am optimalsten)
Usage notes edit
The comparation forms are considered incorrect by some prescriptivists, and are widely restricted to less formal usage.
Declension edit
Positive forms of optimal
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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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Superlative forms of optimal
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French optimal. Equivalent to optim + -al.
Adjective edit
optimal m or n (feminine singular optimală, masculine plural optimali, feminine and neuter plural optimale)
Declension edit
Declension of optimal
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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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