Example Sentences

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

From Forbes • Apr. 19, 2014

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

From Forbes • May 25, 2010

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

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

Nam stultissimum credo, ad imitandum non optima quæque præponere.

From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius