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The best possible answer, until someone changes what counts as best.
means The single most favorable choice given a specific goal and a fixed set of constraints.
from From Latin optimus, the best, kin to ops, meaning wealth or resources, the superlative of bonus.
Math precisionIn optimization, a unique provable peak, not a vibe.
Not maximumOptimal weighs tradeoffs; maximum just goes biggest.
Coined lateOptimization emerged in 19th-century mathematics, not antiquity.