# optimum
## English
### Etymology

From New Latin, neuter of Latin optimus (“best, very good”), from the root or in ops (“work”), omnis (“all”).

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈɑptɪməm/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɒptɪməm/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

optimum (plural optima or optimums)
* The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances.
* (geology, paleontology, climatology) Any long period of time marked by a persistently warm climate; a climatic optimum.

#### Derived terms

* climatic optimum
* global optimum
* local optimum

#### Related terms

* optimal
* optimific
* optimise, optimize
* optimism
* optimist
* optimistic

#### Translations
### Adjective

optimum (not comparable)
* The best or most advantageous; surpassing all others.
    Synonyms: best, ideal, optimal
    optimum conditions for climbing

#### Further reading

* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “optimum”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
* Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “optimum”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
* “optimum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈoptɪmum]

### Noun

optimum n
* optimum

#### Related terms

* optimalita
* optimální
* optimálnost
* optimismus
* optimista
* optimistický

### Further reading

* “optimum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “optimum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “optimum”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## French
### Noun

optimum m (plural optimums)
* optimum

### Further reading

* “optimum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch optimum, from Latin optimus (“best, very good”), from the root or in ops (“work”), omnis (“all”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /opˈtimum/ [opˈt̪i.mʊm]
* Rhymes: -imum
* Syllabification: op‧ti‧mum

### Adjective

optimum
* optimum, optimal
    Synonym: optimal

### Noun

optimum (plural optimum-optimum)
* (biology) optimum: the best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances

#### Derived terms

* dioptimumkan
* mengoptimumkan
* pengoptimuman

#### Related terms

* optimal

### Further reading

* “optimum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latin
### Adjective

optimum
* inflection of optimus:
** accusative masculine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin optimum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔpˈti.mum/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -imum
* Syllabification: op‧ti‧mum

### Noun

optimum n
* optimum (the best or most favorable condition)

#### Related terms

* optymalny
* optymistyczny
* optymalnie
* optymalizacja
* optymalność
* optymista
* optymizm

### Further reading

* optimum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* optimum in Polish dictionaries at PWN