Pareto optimal

== English == === Alternative forms === Pareto-optimal === Adjective === Pareto optimal (not comparable) (game theory, economics) Describing a situation in which the profit of one party cannot be increased without reducing the profit of another. (game theory) Describing a strategy that cannot be made to perform better against one opposing strategy without performing less well against another. ==== Usage notes ==== This term can also be used to compare situations such that the situation in which fewer Pareto improvements can be made is considered more Pareto optimal. ==== Synonyms ==== (describing a situation) Pareto efficient ==== See also ==== Pareto improvement