Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first best

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.65 in modern English

Syllables
first best
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by all optimality conditions being satisfiable.

noun

A situation where all optimality conditions are satisfied.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

first-best (alternative) first bests (plural)

Phrases

second best third best

Frequently Paired Words

second best third best

Questions

What does first best mean?
Characterized by all optimality conditions being satisfiable.

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