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objective function

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A function to be maximized or minimized in optimization theory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Across languages

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: účelová funkce — mathematical function
  • Czech: cílová funkce — mathematical function
  • Finnish: tavoitefunktio — mathematical function
  • Finnish: kohdefunktio — mathematical function
  • German: Zielfunktion — mathematical function
  • Hungarian: célfüggvény — mathematical function
  • Icelandic: kostnaðarfall — mathematical function
  • Icelandic: viðfangsfall — mathematical function
  • Polish: funkcja celu — mathematical function
  • Romanian: funcție obiectiv — mathematical function
  • Russian: целевая функция (celevaja funkcija) — mathematical function
  • Spanish: función objetivo — mathematical function
  • Swedish: målfunktion — mathematical function