optimization

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(op′tə mə zā′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
op•ti•mi•za•tion  (op′tə mə zā′shən),USA pronunciation 
  1. the fact of optimizing;
    making the best of anything.
  2. the condition of being optimized.
  3. Mathematicsa 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.
  • optimize + -ation 1855–60

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