optimum
IPA: ˈɑptʌmʌm
noun
- The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances.
- (geology, paleontology, climatology) Any long period of time marked by a persistently warm climate; a climatic optimum.
adjective
- The best or most advantageous; surpassing all others.
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Examples of "optimum" in Sentences
- Let's put the case for the optimum layout.
- The optimum price and quantity remain the same.
- The clean harmonic optimum is on the dotted positions.
- Fortunately, the universe is probably the optimum size.
- An optimum depth of the truss will maximize the efficiency.
- The articulation can be clamped in the optimum orientation.
- The optimum temperatures for cultivation occur during the night.
- The procedure repeats until the achievement of optimum performance.
- A second problem to be addressed was the optimum curvature of the mine.
- What would be the optimum size of the grid to best reduce the traffic noise
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