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Optimum   /ˈɑptəməm/   Listen
Optimum

adjective
1.
Most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied.  Synonym: optimal.  "Optimal concentration of a drug"





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"Optimum" Quotes from Famous Books



... sacrifice of a pleasant sensation. It is a real deprivation and a serious loss to national nutrition. For there is no reason to think the constantly rising curve of sugar consumption has yet reached its maximum or optimum. Individuals overeat, but not the population as a whole. According to experiments of the Department of Agriculture men doing heavy labor may add three-quarters of a pound of sugar to their daily diet without any deleterious effects. ...
— Creative Chemistry - Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries • Edwin E. Slosson


Words linked to "Optimum" :   optimize, good, optimise, goodness, best


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