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"
  • 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."
  • 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."

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