suboptimal

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ optimal

Adjective

suboptimal (not comparable)

  1. Less than optimal.
    A quickly produced suboptimal solution to a problem is often more useful than an optimal one that takes a long time to produce.

Translations

French

Etymology

sub- +‎ optimal

Adjective

suboptimal (feminine singular suboptimale, masculine plural suboptimaux, feminine plural suboptimales)

  1. suboptimal

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌzʊpʔɔptiˈmaːl/, /ˈzʊpʔɔptiˌmaːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

suboptimal (not comparable)

  1. suboptimal

Declension
Declension of suboptimal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist suboptimal sie ist suboptimal es ist suboptimal sie sind suboptimal
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative suboptimaler suboptimale suboptimales suboptimale
genitive suboptimalen suboptimaler suboptimalen suboptimaler
dative suboptimalem suboptimaler suboptimalem suboptimalen
accusative suboptimalen suboptimale suboptimales suboptimale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der suboptimale die suboptimale das suboptimale die suboptimalen
genitive des suboptimalen der suboptimalen des suboptimalen der suboptimalen
dative dem suboptimalen der suboptimalen dem suboptimalen den suboptimalen
accusative den suboptimalen die suboptimale das suboptimale die suboptimalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein suboptimaler eine suboptimale ein suboptimales (keine) suboptimalen
genitive eines suboptimalen einer suboptimalen eines suboptimalen (keiner) suboptimalen
dative einem suboptimalen einer suboptimalen einem suboptimalen (keinen) suboptimalen
accusative einen suboptimalen eine suboptimale ein suboptimales (keine) suboptimalen
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