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[op-tuh-muhl] / ˈɒp tə məl /


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“Our April data shows that rate-lock activity pulled back after a strong first quarter, but purchase locks remain ahead of last year despite rate volatility,” said Optimal Blue CEO Joe Tyrrell.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Optimal gifts—maximum happiness per dollar, minimal waste, and a distribution mechanism that respects revealed preference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Optimal bone health starts in utero, but our prepubescent years are key to setting our skeleton up for later life.

From Salon • May 1, 2024

To learn more about the benefits and appropriate dose of vitamin D supplements, you may wish to consult our “eGuide to vitamin D and Optimal Health.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

This suggested to me the Optimal Fragmentation Principle: innovation proceeds most rapidly in a society with some optimal intermediate degree of fragmentation: a too-unified society is at a disadvantage, and so is a too-fragmented society.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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