optimality — optimal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ best or most favourable. DERIVATIVES optimality noun optimally adverb … English terms dictionary
Optimality theory — (frequently abbreviated OT) is a linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints. OT models grammars as systems that provide mappings from inputs to outputs; typically, the … Wikipedia
Optimality criterion — In statistics, an optimality criterion provides a measure of the fit of the data to a given hypothesis. The selection process is determined by the solution that optimizes the criteria used to evaluate the alternative hypotheses. The term has been … Wikipedia
optimality — noun see optimal … New Collegiate Dictionary
optimality — noun The property of being optimal … Wiktionary
optimality — op·ti·mal·i·ty … English syllables
optimality — noun see optimal … Useful english dictionary
Hicks optimality — In game theory, a Hicks optimal outcome, named after John Hicks, is an outcome in which the total payoff for all of the players of a game is the most it could possibly be. A Hicks optimal outcome is always Pareto efficient … Wikipedia
Pareto optimality — See Pareto principle … Dictionary of sociology
Optimal design — This article is about the topic in the design of experiments. For the topic in optimal control theory, see shape optimization. Gustav Elfving developed the optimal design of experiments, and so minimized surveyors need for theodolite measurements … Wikipedia
Bellman equation — A Bellman equation (also known as a dynamic programming equation), named after its discoverer, Richard Bellman, is a necessary condition for optimality associated with the mathematical optimization method known as dynamic programming. It writes… … Wikipedia
