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optimal

[op-tuh-muhl] / ˈɒp tə məl /


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"This ensures optimal coupling of the metasurface to the detection elements," notes corresponding author Wladislaw Michailow, who led the research at the University of Cambridge and later at Swansea University in the UK.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

This type of retest is often viewed as an optimal entry point by technical traders.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

He found the optimal line through the final bend and positioned himself directly in Malukas’s slipstream.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

A member of the diving team that recovered the bodies of Italian scuba divers in the Maldives has said the equipment they were found with "was not optimal".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The Distracter showed that no single segment of the Sesame Street format should go beyond four minutes, and that three minutes was probably optimal.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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