Term: maximization: the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: television camera: television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam → 0
Candidate hypernym: code: a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy → 0
Candidate hypernym: skeptic: someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs → 0
Candidate hypernym: brazilian rosewood: an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black → 0
Candidate hypernym: republican guard: formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in Baghdad → 0
Candidate hypernym: amaurosis: partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain → 0
Candidate hypernym: breach of trust with fraudulent intent: larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking → 0
Candidate hypernym: ecumenism: (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity → 0
Candidate hypernym: mens rea: (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials → 0
Candidate hypernym: medusa's head: weedy rye grass having long bristling awns → 0