Suitable vs Optimal - What's the difference?
suitable | optimal |
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.
# (artificial intelligence) Describing a search algorithm that always returns the best result.
As adjectives the difference between suitable and optimal
is that suitable is having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion while optimal is the best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.suitable
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(en adjective)Synonyms
* fit for purpose (British) * up to standard (British)Antonyms
* unsuitableDerived terms
* suitabilitySee also
* fit * meet * appropriate * apt * pertinent * seemly * eligible * consonant * corresponding * congruousExternal links
* * 1000 English basic wordsoptimal
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(-)- Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.