"optimization problem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: optimization problems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} optimization problem (plural optimization problems)
  1. (mathematics) The problem of finding the "best" solution from all feasible solutions, given constraints defining which of the solutions are feasible, and a goal function defining which of the feasible solutions is the best one. Wikipedia link: optimization problem Categories (topical): Mathematics
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