optimum size
1optimum size — critical size (the average size of the fish in a year class at the time when the instantaneous rate of natural mortality equals the instantaneous rate of growth in weight for the year class as a whole). At this size, the biomass of the age class… …
2optimum — op‧ti‧mum [ˈɒptməm ǁ ˈɑːp ] adjective [only before a noun] the best that is possible, or the most suitable; = optimal: • The optimum size for a bank may be much smaller than previously supposed. • An early sale would allow the company to realize …
3Optimum HDTV viewing distance — is the distance that provides the viewer with the optimum immersive visual HDTV experience. Although opinions vary on the exact screen size to distance relationship, formal research and recommendations suggest closer is preferred to further[not… …
4Optimum population — The optimum population is the size of a population that is optimal. There are, however, various opinions on what optimal means in this usage, resulting in various end targets for it,[1] but estimations usually take ecological sustainability and… …
5size — noun 1 how big or small sth is ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, impressive, large, massive, substantial, vast …
6optimum — adj. Optimum is used with these nouns: ↑balance, ↑condition, ↑distance, ↑distribution, ↑effect, ↑size, ↑use …
7critical size — The average size of the fish in a year class at the time when the instantaneous rate of natural mortality equals the instantaneous rate of growth in weight for the year class as a whole. Also called: optimum size …
8critical size</div> — The average size of the fish in a year class at the time when the instantaneous rate of natural mortality equals the instantaneous rate of growth in weight for the year class as a whole. Also called: optimum size …
9critical size — the average size of the fish in a year class at the time when the instantaneous rate of natural mortality equals the instantaneous rate of growth in weight for the year class as a whole (Ricker, 1975). Also called optimum size …
10minimum landing size — the smallest length at which it is legal to keep or sell a fish. May not be the biologically optimum size but a market size …
