optimal

4 definitions found

optimal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  optimal \op"ti*mal\, a.
     Best possible; most desirable; optimum; as, the optimal
     concentration of a drug.
     [PJC]

optimal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  optimal
      adj 1: most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or
             implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal
             concentration of a drug" [syn: optimum, optimal]

optimal - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  optimal
  
     1. <mathematics> Describes a solution to a problem which
     minimises some cost function.  Linear programming is one
     technique used to discover the optimal solution to certain
     problems.
  
     2. <programming> Of code: best or most efficient in time,
     space or code size.
  
     (1995-10-05)
  

optimal - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "optimal":
     best, champion, choice, elect, elite, for the best, greatest,
     handpicked, matchless, optimum, paramount, peerless, picked, prime,
     prize, quintessential, select, supreme, surpassing, unmatchable,
     unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed, very best