Exemplary vs Optimal - What's the difference?
exemplary | optimal |
Deserving honour, respect and admiration.
Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated.
* Francis Bacon
Ideal or perfect.
Serving as a warning; monitory.
(obsolete) An example, or typical instance; an exemplar
(obsolete) A copy of a book or writing.
The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.
# (artificial intelligence) Describing a search algorithm that always returns the best result.
As adjectives the difference between exemplary and optimal
is that exemplary is deserving honour, respect and admiration while optimal is the best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.As a noun exemplary
is (obsolete) an example, or typical instance; an exemplar.exemplary
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- [Bishops'] lives and doctrines ought to be exemplary .
- as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages
Noun
(exemplaries)- (Donne)
optimal
English
Adjective
(-)- Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.