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optimization

noun
/ˌɑptəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/CA

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French optim(isme) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istabor. French -iste French optimistebor. English optimistbf. English optimize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English optimization From optimize + -ation.

  1. derived from -acioun English -ation English optimization From optimize + -ation
  2. derived from -ationbor
  3. derived from optimize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor
  4. derived from optimistbf
  5. derived from -iste French optimistebor
  6. derived from -istabor
  7. derived from -ismusbor
  8. derived from *h₁epsder✻
  9. derived from *h₁ep-der✻

Definitions

  1. The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some…

    The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.

  2. The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during…

    The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation, by removing unused portions of code and improving the speed or resource usage of others.

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Derived

answer engine optimization, combinatorial optimization, constrained optimization, continuous optimization, convex optimization, deoptimization, discrete optimization, global optimization, hyperoptimization, micro-optimization, optimizational, optimization problem, overoptimization, peephole optimization, premature optimization, preoptimization, search engine optimization, stochastic optimization, suboptimization, superoptimization, tail-call optimization, unconstrained optimization, underoptimization

Vish — recursive loop

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