"optimality" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: optimalities [plural]
Etymology: From optimal + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|optimal|ity}} optimal + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} optimality (countable and uncountable, plural optimalities)
  1. The property of being optimal. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: optimality theory, Pareto optimality, sub-optimality Translations (property of being optimal): optimálnost [feminine] (Czech), optimalita [feminine] (Czech), optimaalisuus (Finnish), optimalité [feminine] (French), Optimalität [feminine] (German), optimalitet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-optimality-en-noun-yR6YdQLC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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