optimisation

ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition of optimisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

efficiency

process of making something as effective as possible

The optimisation of the engine improved its performance.

enhancement

optimization

mathematics

TECH.

mathematical process of finding the best solution

TECH.

He studied various algorithms for optimisation in his thesis..

maximization

optimization

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Expressions with optimisation

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cost optimisation

process of making expenses as low as possible without hurting results

The company started a cost optimisation program across all departments.

software optimisation

process of improving software efficiency or performance

Software optimisation reduced the app's loading time significantly.

program optimisation

process of improving software efficiency or performance

Program optimisation reduced the app's loading time significantly.

search engine optimisation

process of improving website visibility on search engines

Search engine optimisation helps websites rank higher on Google.

Origin of optimisation

Latin, optimus (best) + -ation (process)

Examples of optimisation in a sentence

Optimisation of the website increased user engagement significantly.
The software's optimisation improved its performance.
Optimisation techniques are crucial in operations research.

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French:optimisation, ...
German:Optimierung, ...
Italian:ottimizzazione, ...
Spanish:optimización, ...
Portuguese:optimização, ...
Chinese:优化, 最优化, ...
Japanese:最適化, 最適化プロセス, ...
Arabic:تَحْسِين, ...
Hebrew:אוֹפְּטִימִיזַצְיָה, אוֹפְּטִימִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:оптимизация, процесс оптимизации, ...
Ukrainian:оптимізація, ...
Hindi:अनुकूलन, सर्वोत्तम समाधान निकालने की प्रक्रिया, ...
Bengali:সর্বোত্তমকরণ, সর্বোত্তম সমাধান, ...
Catalan:optimització, optimització matemàtica, ...
Czech:optimalizace, ...
Danish:optimering, matematisk optimering, ...
Dutch:optimalisatie, ...
Greek:βελτιστοποίηση, μαθηματική βελτιστοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:optimalizálás, optimumkeresés, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើឱ្យប្រសើរបំផុត, ...
Korean:최적화, 수학적 최적화, ...
Persian:بهینه‌سازی, بهینه‌سازی ریاضی, ...
Polish:optymalizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):otimização, optimização, ...
Romanian:optimizare, optimizare matematică, ...
Swedish:optimering, ...
Thai:การเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพ, การหาค่าที่เหมาะสม, ...
Turkish:optimizasyon, ...
Vietnamese:tối ưu hóa, quá trình tối ưu hóa, ...

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