optimization (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *optimization*:
NOUN	act	optimization, optimisation	the act of rendering optimal

optimization > pronunciation
Sounds	aaptahmahzey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *optimization*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of rendering optimal.
Examples	"the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability" "in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized" "to promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products"
Synonym	optimisation
Broader	improvement	The act of improving something
Spanish	optimización
Catalan	optimació, optimització
Verbs	optimize	make optimal
Verbs	optimize	modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost

HyperDic: optimization