pessimal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

pessimal (not comparable)

1. Bad to a maximal extent; worst.

Quotations

• 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]

Antonyms

• optimal
• best
• ideal

Related terms

• pessimality
• pessimism
• pessimist
• pessimistic
• pessimize
• pessimum

 

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