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optimum

[op-tuh-muhm] / ˈɒp tə məm /


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Everyone can then work at his optimum temperature and civilization can spread across all climates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The companies said it would be possible to move the vehicle to series production for rapid deployment at optimum cost by combining the industrial strengths of the two companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

But would it be an optimum use of their respective talents?

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Compromised by too-cold tyres and a battery 10% down on the optimum charge as he went into the lap, Russell still beat Hamilton by 0.129secs while falling short of Antonelli by 0.22secs.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

“The optimum population,” said Mustapha Mond, “is modelled on the iceberg—eight-ninths below the water line, one-ninth above.”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

By creating the first successful smartwatch, Pebble has defined a first optima against which others will innovate.

From Forbes Apr. 19, 2014

Budiardjo emphasizes that the problem of local optima in the Smart Space is becoming more recognized, but few have been able to implement effective solutions.

From Forbes May 25, 2010

Is the smart grid and all things smart suffering from the curse of local optima?

From Forbes May 25, 2010

At the conference I aim to seek out evidence for Budiardjo's hypothesis that the problem of local optima is having an effect on the pace of growth of the Smart Space.

From Forbes May 25, 2010

There is still another great danger which one may beware of, optima fide,—the danger of knowing something untrue.

From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross

Some have much higher temperature optimums than the most deadly form of malaria, which is caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite carried by the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

From Science Magazine Sep. 25, 2023




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