optimum
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"This allows us to gain a better understanding of how the substances work and determine the optimum composition of the toothpaste's active ingredients," Schilling explains.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Jackson also noted that once temperatures rise above the optimum, the range in which organisms can survive becomes narrower.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
The CQC told me it accepts that the timescale is not optimum, but says it has to balance speed and the importance of getting comprehensive findings right.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
“It doesn’t operate at the optimum performance that was originally modeled, but it still generates electricity for 120,000 homes in California,” Hogan said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
But what is the optimum way, given severe constraints on size, cost and power requirements, to search for microbes on Mars?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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