optimal
Example Sentences
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The estimable Fred Kagan of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute says the “optimal end game” for the U.S. now is to prove it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
"We also know that bringing elevated lipids and blood pressure down in young adults supports optimal heart and vascular health throughout a person's life."
From Science Daily
YouGov now says that tools meant to eliminate data from such respondents – who may have participated and given random answers just to claim the rewards – "were not administered in the optimal way".
From BBC
It was to find the optimal strategy for winning the pool.
But broad low-cost indexing remains the optimal strategy for investors, and staying invested in equities remains the best vehicle for earning generous risk-adjusted returns.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.