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Optimization vs Excellence - What's the difference?

optimization | excellence |

As a noun optimization

is the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.

As a proper noun excellence is

a title of honor or respect; more common in the form excellency.

optimization

English

Alternative forms

* optimisation

Noun

(wikipedia optimization) (en noun)
  • the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense

    • Derived terms

    * optimization problem * continuous optimization * combinatorial optimization * convex optimization * discrete optimization * global optimization * stochastic optimization * unconstrained optimization

    See also

    * linear programming

    excellence

    English

    (wikipedia excellence)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.
  • Something in which one excels.
  • An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue.

    • Synonyms

    * superiority * pre-eminence * perfection * worth * goodness * purity * greatness

    See also

    * par excellence ----