optimize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
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to make the best of.
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Computers. to write or rewrite (the instructions in a program) so as to maximize efficiency and speed in retrieval, storage, or execution.
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Mathematics. to determine the maximum or minimum values of (a specified function that is subject to certain constraints).
verb (used without object)
verb
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(tr) to take the full advantage of
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(tr) to plan or carry out (an economic activity) with maximum efficiency
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(intr) to be optimistic
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(tr) to write or modify (a computer program) to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity, time, cost, etc
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(tr) to find the best compromise among several often conflicting requirements, as in engineering design
Other Word Forms
- optimization noun
Etymology
Origin of optimize
Example Sentences
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“We are meeting our current supply plans,” the company said, adding that it is “currently taking steps to optimize current capacity and further expand production long-term.”
“Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to benefit healthcare by supporting better diagnostics, enhancing patient-clinician relationships, optimizing clinicians’ time, and ensuring fairness in care experiences and health outcomes by addressing individual needs.”
From Los Angeles Times
The researchers add that future versions of the technology could involve stacking or combining multiple metasurfaces, each optimized slightly differently, to work efficiently across a wider range of wavelengths.
From Science Daily
Using shared features of these viral proteins, they engineered an optimized antigen, the portion of the virus that prompts an immune response.
From Science Daily
The acquisition enhances Texas Instruments’ embedded wireless connectivity portfolio and is optimized for its existing technology and manufacturing.
From Barron's
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