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optimistic

adj
/ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/UK/ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/US

Etymology

From optimist + -ic.

Definitions

  1. Expecting the best in all possible ways.

    • in an optimistic mood
    • optimistic plans
    • took an optimistic view

  2. Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and…

    Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.

    • optimistic concurrency
    • optimistic locking

The neighborhood

Derived

cyberoptimistic, hyperoptimistic, nonoptimistic, optimistically, optimistic concurrency, overoptimistic, over-optimistic, skeptimistic, superoptimistic, ultraoptimistic, unoptimistic

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at optimistic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at optimistic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at optimistic

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA