pessimal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛ.sɪ.məl/
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- /ˈpɛ.sə.məl/
Etymology
From Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -al, modeled on optimal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Bad to a maximal extent; worst.
"Optimal and Pessimal Orderings of Steiner Triple Systems in Disk Arrays
1998, Bela Bolloas, “Modern Graph Theory”, in LATIN 2000: Theoretical Informatics:Calculated in this way, a security value represents a pessimal view of possibilities.
1989, Peter C. Ordeshook, Gregory F. Rose, Emerson M. Niou, The balance of power: Stability in international systems:…the limiting solution is a pessimal solution because the value of the objective function associated with it is zero.
2019, Suresh P. Sethi, Optimal Control Theory: Applications to Management Science and Economics:
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pessimality · pessimize · pessimist · pessimism · pessimistic · pessimum