optimization
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the fact of optimizing; making the best of anything.
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the condition of being optimized.
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Mathematics. a mathematical technique for finding a maximum or minimum value of a function of several variables subject to a set of constraints, as linear programming or systems analysis.
Etymology
Origin of optimization
Example Sentences
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The underlying technique of training a model on the outputs of another is very common for AI labs to use for internal optimization, the Allen Institute’s Lambert told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
“It becomes a resource optimization problem, similar to how they may treat a concession for oil or for copper.”
AI agents will be on smartphones, and they won’t wait to be asked, working with the users preferences to deliver a continuous optimization process.
From MarketWatch
Being too lean could turn into a “premature optimization around efficiency over growth,” said Theory Ventures’ Tunguz.
He also highlighted that improvements in infrastructure optimization reduced Figma’s cost to serve each user and led to stable gross margins quarter over quarter.
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