pessimal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin pessimus (“worst”) +‎ -al, modeled on optimal.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.sɪ.məl/, /ˈpɛ.sə.məl/
  • Hyphenation: pes‧si‧mal

Adjective[edit]

pessimal (not comparable)

  1. Bad to a maximal extent; worst.

Quotations[edit]

  • Bollobas, Bela. Modern Graph Theory. 1998.
    "Optimal and Pessimal Orderings of Steiner Triple Systems in Disk Arrays" [1]
  • Ordeshook, Peter C; Rose, Gregory F; Niou, Emerson M. The balance of power: Stability in international systems. 1989.
    "Calculated in this way, a security value represents a pessimal view of possibilities." [2]
  • Sethi, Suresh P. Optimal Control Theory: Applications to Management Science and Economics. 2019
    "…the limiting solution is a pessimal solution because the value of the objective function associated with it is zero." [3]

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