optimum

Plural: optima, optimums

Noun

• The most favorable condition or degree for obtaining a result.
• most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances
• The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances.
• Any long period of time marked by a persistently warm climate; a climatic optimum.

Adjective Satellite

• most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied
  • "an optimum return on capital"

Adj

• The best or most advantageous; surpassing all others.

Examples

• Finding the optimum moment to use a blank tile can drastically change the game’s outcome.
• optimum conditions for climbing

Synonyms

optimal, best, ideal, pessimum

Related Words

optimal, optimific, optimise, optimism, optimist, optimistic, optimize

Anagrams of optimum