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Meanings of optimum in English

Most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied.

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Examples for "optimal"
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This treatment resulted in good tumor control with an optimal cosmetic result.
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However, the optimal strategy and target level for lipid reduction remain uncertain.
Pubmed
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However, there remains a great deal of controversy regarding the optimal agent.
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As a result, an optimal treatment strategy has not yet been identified.
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In the jargon, they were far from constituting an 'optimal currency area'.
The Irish Times
Usage of optimum in English
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This was not an optimum solution and the market simply rejected it.
Reuters
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Additionally the optimum choice of method for future analyses is often unclear.
Pubmed
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Humans actually need a certain amount of stress to achieve optimum performance.
The Irish Times
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The study results will aid in deciding on the optimum early treatment.
Pubmed
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Whisk in oil and use dressing within several hours for optimum freshness.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
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Do climbers need 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour for optimum performance?
Climbing Magazine
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It also happened to be an optimum vantage point to observe Kate.
Damaged
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We have another ninety minutes to go to the optimum blast point.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
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I shall detonate it when the ship is in an optimum position.
The Reality Dysfunction
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Clinical focus should remain on establishing optimum risk algorithms for each disease.
Pubmed
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The optimum design of each circuit element is also demonstrated in detail.
Pubmed
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The 28-year-old conceded he's still yet to reach optimum levels of fitness.
Radio NZ
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The tangent drawn here passes through the optimum selected by the SWF.
Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy
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There followed two interminable minutes as the attackers closed to optimum range.
The Sails of Tau Ceti
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Best we could do, optimum, is take out four of the five.
The flock
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The bloodline archives would enable her experts to suggest optimum genetic matches.
Mentats of Dune
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