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most favorable condition or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"
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| optimum |
1. The best. Usually refers to a most preferred choice by consumers subject to a budget constraint, a profit maximizing choice by firms or industry subject to a technological constraint, or in general equilibrium, a complete allocation of factors and goods that in some sense maximizes welfare. 2. As an adjective, same as optimal.
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| optimum t. |
the temperature promoting the most rapid growth of a given species of microorganism, or the temperature at which a reaction proceeds at maximum velocity.
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| optimum |
(pl. optima). Minimum or maximum.
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| optimum |
means the best that can be achieved under the influence of conflicting factors.
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