optimal

English

Etymology

    From Latin optimus (“best”) + English -al.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒptɪməl/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑptɪməl/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adjective

    optimal (not comparable)

    1. 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.

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    Translations

    Noun

    optimal (plural optimals)

    1. The best of its kind

    French

    Etymology

    From the Latin optimum suffixed with -al.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔp.ti.mal/
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

    Adjective

    optimal (feminine optimale, masculine plural optimaux, feminine plural optimales)

    1. optimal

    Further reading

    German

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔptiˈmaːl/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aːl

    Adjective

    optimal (strong nominative masculine singular optimaler, comparative (colloquial) optimaler, superlative (colloquial) am optimalsten)

    1. optimal (perfect)
    2. optimal (as good as possible under a given condition)
    3. very good

    Usage notes

    The comparation forms are considered incorrect by some prescriptivists, and are widely restricted to less formal usage.

    Declension

    Positive forms of optimal
    number & gender singular plural
    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

    Further reading

    • “optimal” in Duden online
    • “optimal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Dutch optimaal, from French optimal.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /opˈtimal/ [op̚ˈt̪i.mal]
    • Rhymes: -imal
    • Syllabification: op‧ti‧mal

    Adjective

    optimal (comparative lebih optimal, superlative paling optimal)

    1. optimal, optimum
      Synonym: optimum

    Derived terms

    • dioptimalkan
    • keoptimalan
    • mengoptimalkan
    • pengoptimal
    • pengoptimalan
    • teroptimalkan
    • seoptimal mungkin

    Further reading

    Romanian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from French optimal. By surface analysis, optim + -al.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /op.tiˈmal/

      Adjective

      optimal m or n (feminine singular optimală, masculine plural optimali, feminine/neuter plural optimale)

      1. optimal

      Declension

      Declension of optimal
      singular plural
      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

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