Spanish Conversation · Level 31
90 words
Spanish word
optimización
Pronunciation
IPA/optimiθaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounoptimization
Example
La optimización del proceso reduce los costos.
The optimization of the process reduces costs.
More examples
La optimización del tiempo ayuda a terminar las tareas antes.
Time optimization helps finish tasks earlier.
Core concept
Finding the most efficient configuration to reach a goal.
Common phrases
optimización del tiempo
time optimization
optimización de tareas
task optimization
Similar words
eficiencia: Minimizes waste of time, effort, and materials to get more output from the same resources.
eficacia: Produces the intended effect or result when a method or action is applied.
mejora: Improves something's quality, usefulness, or functioning through targeted changes.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso de buscar la mejor combinación entre elementos para lograr un objetivo con la mayor eficiencia posible.
Word origin
From Latin optimus 'best' via the verb optimizar plus the noun suffix -ción, optimización denotes the process of seeking the best combination of options to accomplish a goal efficiently.
Usage tips
- Optimización commonly takes de plus a noun (optimización de procesos, optimización del rendimiento), so it often appears as optimización de X in reports and analyses.
Other meanings
- streamliningnoun
Opposites
- ineficienciainefficiencynoun
Related words
- optimizaroptimizeverb
- optimizadooptimizedadjective