optimum

Describes the best or most favorable condition, level, or amount for achieving a particular result.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie ce qui est le meilleur ou le plus favorable possible, ou le niveau, la quantité ou l'état le plus avantageux pour atteindre un résultat donné.

1. Best or most favorable B2 formal

   The most desirable or advantageous outcome or condition, given the circumstances or limitations.

   • The team worked to find the optimum solution for the budget constraints.
   • This temperature is optimum for the growth of the bacteria.
   • We need to achieve optimum performance with the available resources.

   🇫🇷Optimal, le plus favorable

   Synonymes: advantageousbestexcellentfavorableidealoptimalpeakperfectprime

   Antonymes: leastworst

• more optimum comparative form
• most optimum superlative form

A noun referring to the most favorable conditions or the greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances.

• 🇫🇷État ou condition la plus favorable, ou degré ou quantité le plus élevé possible dans des circonstances données ; ce qui est le meilleur ou l'idéal dans une situation particulière.

1. Best possible condition B2 formal

   The most favorable or advantageous state, degree, or amount achievable in a given situation.

   • The plant grows best at an optimum of 25 degrees Celsius.
   • We need to find the optimum between cost and quality.
   • The athlete trained to reach her physical optimum.

   🇫🇷Optimum

   Synonymes: acmeapogeebestclimaxculminationheightidealpeakperfectionpinnacleprimesummittopzenith

   Antonymes: pessimumworst

• optima plural form
• optimums plural form
• optima's possessive plural form
• optimums' possessive plural form
• optimum's possessive singular form