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optimum

[op-tuh-muhm] / ˈɒp tə məm /


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Everyone can then work at his optimum temperature and civilization can spread across all climates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The companies said it would be possible to move the vehicle to series production for rapid deployment at optimum cost by combining the industrial strengths of the two companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

But would it be an optimum use of their respective talents?

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

"This allows us to gain a better understanding of how the substances work and determine the optimum composition of the toothpaste's active ingredients," Schilling explains.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

And the claypan, as it’s called, has to be carefully engineered so that it will drain properly and also keep the plants submerged at the optimum level.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

By creating the first successful smartwatch, Pebble has defined a first optima against which others will innovate.

From Forbes Apr. 19, 2014

At the conference I aim to seek out evidence for Budiardjo's hypothesis that the problem of local optima is having an effect on the pace of growth of the Smart Space.

From Forbes May 25, 2010

Is the smart grid and all things smart suffering from the curse of local optima?

From Forbes May 25, 2010

Budiardjo emphasizes that the problem of local optima in the Smart Space is becoming more recognized, but few have been able to implement effective solutions.

From Forbes May 25, 2010

Herr Pirner faithfully fulfilled his engagement, and at the end of the week reported to me in optima forma, what he had learnt from the Frau Generalin.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Gustav Freytag

Some have much higher temperature optimums than the most deadly form of malaria, which is caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite carried by the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

From Science Magazine Sep. 25, 2023




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