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optimal
CIDE DICTIONARY
optimal, a.
Best possible; most desirable; optimum; as, the optimal concentration of a drug. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
optimal, adj. best or most favourable, esp. under a particular set of circumstances.
Derivative
optimally adv.
Etymology
L optimus best
THESAURUS
optimal
best, champion, choice, elect, elite, for the best, greatest, handpicked, matchless, optimum, paramount, peerless, picked, prime, prize, quintessential, select, supreme, surpassing, unmatchable, unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed, very bestFor further exploring for "optimal" in Webster Dictionary Online