optimaattilike
Optimaattilike is a term used mainly in Finnish optimization literature to describe solutions, policies, or designs that resemble the optimum of a given problem without guaranteeing exact optimality. The word combines optimaatti (optimum) with the English suffix -like, signaling resemblance rather than equality. In practice, what qualifies as optimaattilike depends on context, but common criteria include proximity to the optimum within a fixed tolerance or achieving the best possible value among a class of feasible candidates within a performance bound.
Formally, for a maximization problem with objective f and optimum value f*, a solution x may be
Applications include algorithm design, where heuristics, local search, or rounding procedures aim to produce optimaattilike results,
See also: optimum, approximation algorithm, epsilon-optimality, approximation ratio, near-optimal solution. References to general optimization textbooks or