optimization

Definitions of optimization
  1. noun
    the act of rendering optimal
    “the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability”
    “in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized”
    “to promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products”
    synonyms: optimisation
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    type of:
    improvement
    the act of improving something
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