optimal.

Giving the best result under the relevant goals and constraints.

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Words that belong together

• optimal solution
• optimal conditions

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The optimal solution depended on how cost and access were weighted.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.