optimum
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Compromised by too-cold tyres and a battery 10% down on the optimum charge as he went into the lap, Russell still beat Hamilton by 0.129secs while falling short of Antonelli by 0.22secs.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Once temperatures move beyond this optimum, however, performance declines rapidly.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
Jackson also noted that once temperatures rise above the optimum, the range in which organisms can survive becomes narrower.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
“It doesn’t operate at the optimum performance that was originally modeled, but it still generates electricity for 120,000 homes in California,” Hogan said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
“The optimum Decanting Rate at any given moment.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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