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Optimization

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The procedure or procedures used to make a system or design as effective or functional as possible, especially the mathematical techniques involved.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of optimizing or taking an optimistic view of; the act of turning to the best account or making the best of.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the act of rendering optimal

Word Usage

"Sashihara uses the term "optimization" as one he thinks resonates with business leaders, but the discipline is more formally known as operations research."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

improvement

Cross Reference

linear programming

Form

stochastic optimization convex optimization discrete optimization global optimization unconstrained optimization

Rhyme

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Same Context

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