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optimization

[ op-tuh-muh-zey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɒp tə məˈzeɪ ʃən /
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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

First recorded in 1855–60; optimize + -ation

Words nearby optimization

optimally, optime, optimism, optimist, optimistic, optimization, optimize, optimum, optimum population, opt in, option
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Words related to optimization

boost, development, escalation, expansion, gain, hike, increment, inflation, merger, raise, rise, surge, upsurge, upturn, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accumulation, aggrandizement

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