optimal

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
optimal
    adj 1: most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or
           implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal
           concentration of a drug" [syn: {optimum}, {optimal}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
optimal \op"ti*mal\, a.
   Best possible; most desirable; optimum; as, the optimal
   concentration of a drug.
   [PJC]
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
optimal

   1. <mathematics> Describes a solution to a problem which
   minimises some {cost function}.  {Linear programming} is one
   technique used to discover the optimal solution to certain
   problems.

   2. <programming> Of code: best or most efficient in time,
   space or code size.

   (1995-10-05)
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "optimal":
      best, champion, choice, elect, elite, for the best, greatest,
      handpicked, matchless, optimum, paramount, peerless, picked, prime,
      prize, quintessential, select, supreme, surpassing, unmatchable,
      unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed, very best
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