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Suboptimal vs Suboptimum - What's the difference?

suboptimal | suboptimum |

As adjectives the difference between suboptimal and suboptimum

is that suboptimal is less than optimal while suboptimum is suboptimal.

suboptimal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Less than optimal.
    • A quickly-produced suboptimal solution to a problem is often more useful than an optimal one that takes a long time to produce.

    suboptimum

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • suboptimal