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   Optimization
   The process of finding parameters that minimizes or maximizes a function.
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   optimization
   [n] - the act of rendering optimal
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   Optimization
   The process of synthesizing chemical variations, or analogs, of a lead compound, with the goal of creating those compounds with improved pharmacological properties.
   Found op http://www.combichemistry.com/glossary_m.html
   
   
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   optimization
   optimisation noun the act of rendering optimal; `the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability`; `in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value ...
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=optimization
   
   
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   optimization
   collection of mathematical principles and methods used for solving quantitative problems in many disciplines, including physics, biology, ... [6 related articles]
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/25
   
   
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   Optimization
   The process of synthesizing chemical variations, or analogs, of a lead compound, with the goal of creating those compounds with improved pharmacological properties.
   Found op http://www.combichemistry.com/glossary_m.html
   
   
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   Optimization
   [role-playing games] Optimization, in computer and table-top role-playing games, is a term intended to describe a play style or set of play styles alternately referred to by the terms munchkin gaming, powergaming, min-maxing, "roll-playing", or twinking, but without the pejorative connotatio...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimization_(role-playing_games)
   
   
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   optimization
   1) Improvement 2) Optimisation
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/optimization/1
   
   

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