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Advanced vs Optimal - What's the difference?

advanced | optimal |

As adjectives the difference between advanced and optimal

is that advanced is (senseid)at or close to the state of the art while optimal is the best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.

As a verb advanced

is (advance).

advanced

English

Verb

(head)
  • (advance)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (senseid)At or close to the state of the art.
  • Enhanced.
  • Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
  • * Hawthorne
  • a gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles
  • In a late stage of development; greatly developed beyond an initial stage.
  • (phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
  • Synonyms

    * progressive, professional, sophisticated

    Derived terms

    * advanced degree * advanced green

    See also

    * cutting edge * groundbreaking

    optimal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.
  • Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.
  • # (artificial intelligence) Describing a search algorithm that always returns the best result.
  • Synonyms

    * best, ideal