optimization
[op-tuh-muh-zey-shuh n]
- the fact of optimizing; making the best of anything.
- the condition of being optimized.
- Mathematics. a mathematical technique for finding a maximum or minimum value of a function of several variables subject to a set of constraints, as linear programming or systems analysis.
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Origin of optimization
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Related Words for optimization
development, raise, merger, hike, rise, upsurge, expansion, surge, upturn, inflation, gain, increment, boost, escalation, swelling, accession, breakthrough, aggrandizement, upgrade, accessExamples from the Web for optimization
Contemporary Examples of optimization
Optimization techniques allow people to discover you, just like the meta-text of a website.
In this optimization phase I was able to turn a 27 step process into a 22 step process which I was actually pretty happy with.
Historical Examples of optimization
Industrial society is probably the climax of this optimization effort.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
Among the functions pursued are provability, optimization, and precision.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
Many local languages and their literacies of relative, restricted significance emerge as instruments of optimization.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
Word Origin and History for optimization
1857, noun of action from optimize.
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