Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In biology, concerning or pertaining to a suboptimum.
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- adjective Less than
optimal .
Etymologies
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Examples
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You can disagree with me, but don't act as if I have not already pointed out several reasons why being suboptimal is not an excuse to outlaw something.
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So, no matter what compensation scheme is planned (except for slavery), doctors who want to maximize their revenues while minimizing work hours can always find a way to do so that will result in suboptimal outcomes for patients and payors.
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What one needs to explain suboptimal design is a reason.
Dawkins on the OOL 2006
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What one needs to explain suboptimal design is a reason.
Dawkins on the OOL 2006
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I don't think that it is "suboptimal" for someone to live off his nest egg rather than buying an annuity.
Defending Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Friedman put it, America is only able to produce 'suboptimal'
Arianna Huffington: South American Diary, Chile: More Than Miners Are Being Rescued Arianna Huffington 2010
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Friedman put it, America is only able to produce 'suboptimal'
Arianna Huffington: South American Diary, Chile: More Than Miners Are Being Rescued Arianna Huffington 2010
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Friedman put it, America is only able to produce 'suboptimal'
Arianna Huffington: South American Diary, Chile: More Than Miners Are Being Rescued Arianna Huffington 2010
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A system that mostly offers what Arianna Huffington calls "suboptimal" compromises, hardly real solutions, invites stalemates that breed extremes.
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I always get a kick out of the 'suboptimal' arguments.
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