optimal
English
editEtymology
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edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒptɪməl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑptɪməl/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
editoptimal (not comparable)
- The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.
- Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.
- 2014 August 21, Susan Stafford Kelly, “What Say You”, in Our State:
- Herewith, a brief primer in speaking basic North Carolinaese, meant to be read aloud for optimal effect.
- (artificial intelligence) Describing a search algorithm that always returns the best result.
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editTranslations
editthe best
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Noun
editoptimal (plural optimals)
- The best of its kind
French
editEtymology
editFrom the Latin optimum suffixed with -al.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editoptimal (feminine optimale, masculine plural optimaux, feminine plural optimales)
Further reading
edit- “optimal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editoptimal (strong nominative masculine singular optimaler, comparative (colloquial) optimaler, superlative (colloquial) am optimalsten)
Usage notes
editThe comparation forms are considered incorrect by some prescriptivists, and are widely restricted to less formal usage.
Declension
editPositive forms of optimal
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist optimal | sie ist optimal | es ist optimal | sie sind optimal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | optimaler | optimale | optimales | optimale |
genitive | optimalen | optimaler | optimalen | optimaler | |
dative | optimalem | optimaler | optimalem | optimalen | |
accusative | optimalen | optimale | optimales | optimale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der optimale | die optimale | das optimale | die optimalen |
genitive | des optimalen | der optimalen | des optimalen | der optimalen | |
dative | dem optimalen | der optimalen | dem optimalen | den optimalen | |
accusative | den optimalen | die optimale | das optimale | die optimalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein optimaler | eine optimale | ein optimales | (keine) optimalen |
genitive | eines optimalen | einer optimalen | eines optimalen | (keiner) optimalen | |
dative | einem optimalen | einer optimalen | einem optimalen | (keinen) optimalen | |
accusative | einen optimalen | eine optimale | ein optimales | (keine) optimalen |
Comparative forms of optimal
Superlative forms of optimal
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French optimal. By surface analysis, optim -al.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editoptimal m or n (feminine singular optimală, masculine plural optimali, feminine and neuter plural optimale)
Declension
editDeclension of optimal
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | optimal | optimală | optimali | optimale | ||
definite | optimalul | optimala | optimalii | optimalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | optimal | optimale | optimali | optimale | ||
definite | optimalului | optimalei | optimalilor | optimalelor |
References
edit- optimal in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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