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In mathematics, '''Optimization''' is the process of minimizing or maximizing a criteria, such as finding the minimum or maximum value of a variable that occurs on a function.
This is a disambiguation page for the term '''optimization'''. There are multiple meanings:
 
* [[Optimization (computer science)]], a strategy or [[heuristic]] for to making something execute faster, use less memory, consume less power, or accomplish more of something.
In [[computer science]], optimization typically refers to a strategy or [[heuristic]] for to making something execute faster, use less memory, consume less power, or accomplish more of something.  
* [[Optimization (mathematics)]], the process of minimizing or maximizing a criteria, such as finding the minimum or maximum value of a variable that occurs on a function.


==See Also==
==See Also==
[[List of compiler optimizations]] in [[computer science]]
* [[List of compiler optimizations]] in [[computer science]]


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Revision as of 00:00, 23 September 2007

This is a disambiguation page for the term optimization. There are multiple meanings:

  • Optimization (computer science), a strategy or heuristic for to making something execute faster, use less memory, consume less power, or accomplish more of something.
  • Optimization (mathematics), the process of minimizing or maximizing a criteria, such as finding the minimum or maximum value of a variable that occurs on a function.

See Also

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.