Look up: optimization

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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.
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   optimization
   the act or process of making something as fully functional or effective as possible Category: Statistics • a process whose object is to make one or more variables assume,in the best possible manner,the value best suited to the operation in hand,dependent on the values of certain other variables which may be either predetermined or sensed during the operation Category: Automation (in...
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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 of the function that is to be optimized`; `to promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products`
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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]
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