Main Entry:

op·ti·mi·za·tion

Pronunciation:

\ˌäp-tə-mə-ˈzā-shən\

Function:

noun

Date:

1857

: an act, process, or methodology of making something (as a design, system, or decision) as fully perfect, functional, or effective as possible ; specifically : the mathematical procedures (as finding the maximum of a function) involved in this