optimum
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Once temperatures move beyond this optimum, however, performance declines rapidly.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
But these were largely assuaged by a new start line procedure that was trialled at the test, which gives the drivers more time to get the turbos spinning at the optimum speed.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Drivers have targeted the new engines, which require substantial energy management at all times for optimum performance.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 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 population,” said Mustapha Mond, “is modelled on the iceberg—eight-ninths below the water line, one-ninth above.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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