Look up: optimal

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   optimal
   1. (mathematics) Describes a solution to a problem which minimises some cost function. Linear programming is one technique used to discover the optimal solution to certain problems. 2. (programming) Of code: best or most efficient in time, space or code size. (1995-10-05)
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   optimal
   a control scheme whereby the system response to a commanded input is optimal according to a specified objective function or criterion of performance,given the dynamics of the process to be controlled and the constraints on measuring Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • the control for which the performance index reaches a maximum or a minimum under specifi...
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   Optimal
   Definition (keystage 3) The best in some way; often the quickest or most efficient solution to a problem.
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   optimal
   The best, the most favourable. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   optimal
   the best; the most favourable.
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   Optimal
   Best, by whatever criterion decisions are being made; thus yielding the highest level of utility, profit, economic welfare, or whatever objective is being pursued.
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   Optimal
   For a mathematical program in standard form, x* in X (the domain) is an optimal solution if it is a maximum (or a minimum): x* is feasible; f(x*) >= f(x) for all feasible x (maximum value). Some authors refer to an optimal solution when they mean a local optimum; others mean a member of the optimality region (which are global optima). In eithe...
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