optimum

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin, neuter of Latin optimus (“best, very good”), from the root in ops (“work”) or omnis (“all”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑptɪməm/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒptɪməm/ === Noun === optimum (plural optima or optimums) (Can we add an example for this sense?) The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances. (geology, paleontology, climatology) Any long period of time marked by a persistently warm climate; a climatic optimum. ==== Synonyms ==== (the best under specific circumstances): pessimum ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === optimum (not comparable) (Can we add an example for this sense?) The best or most advantageous; surpassing all others. Synonyms: best, ideal, optimal ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “optimum”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “optimum”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “optimum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈoptɪmum] === Noun === optimum n optimum ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “optimum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “optimum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “optimum”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == French == === Noun === optimum m (plural optimums) optimum === Further reading === “optimum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch optimum, from Latin optimus (“best, very good”), from the root or in ops (“work”), omnis (“all”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /opˈtimum/ [op̚ˈt̪i.mʊm] Rhymes: -imum Syllabification: op‧ti‧mum === Adjective === optimum (comparative lebih optimum, superlative paling optimum) optimum, optimal Synonym: optimal === Noun === optimum (plural optimum-optimum) (biology) optimum: the best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances === Derived terms === === Related terms === === Further reading === “optimum”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Adjective === optimum inflection of optimus: accusative masculine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin optimum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔpˈti.mum/ Rhymes: -imum Syllabification: op‧ti‧mum === Noun === optimum n optimum (the best or most favorable condition) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === optimum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN optimum in Polish dictionaries at PWN