optimum

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Definition

noun most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances
adjective most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied

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

5): Est quidam Graecus vulgaris in hanc sententiam versus; bene qui conjiciet, vatem hunc perhibebo optimum. — The Anabasis of Alexander : $b or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great, Arrian
Going straight to the heart of the problem, he asks whether it is possible to give a clear definition of this general interest—the economic optimum which we are anxious to realise—and whether the system of free competition is clearly superior to every other. — A history of economic doctrines : $b from the time of the physiocrats to the present day, Charles Gide
It is true, that if the affection or aptness of the children be extraordinary, then it is good not to cross it; but generally the precept is good, “Optimum elige, suave et facile illud faciet consuetudo.”[106]—Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. — Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients, Francis Bacon

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