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  • adjective Not optimal.

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non- +‎ optimal

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Examples

  • The monopoly given out via a copyright is not an end unto itself - in fact, any monopoly is a nonoptimal and undesirable economic arrangement, all other things being equal.

    QuestionCopyright.org dannyc 2010

  • If problems or nonoptimal settings are found, you are only

    2BakSa.Net 2010

  • Because defense is so important, the government will consider granting nonoptimal economic arrangements to certain entities to further defense.

    QuestionCopyright.org dannyc 2010

  • The monopoly given out via a copyright is not an end unto itself - in fact, any monopoly is a nonoptimal and undesirable economic arrangement, all other things being equal.

    QuestionCopyright.org dannyc 2010

  • Because defense is so important, the government will consider granting nonoptimal economic arrangements to certain entities to further defense.

    QuestionCopyright.org dannyc 2010

  • The monopoly given out via a copyright is not an end unto itself - in fact, any monopoly is a nonoptimal and undesirable economic arrangement, all other things being equal.

    QuestionCopyright.org dannyc 2010

  • There are also normative problems: Open innovation may be nonoptimal, it may lead to undesirable strategies for maintaining a competitive advantage, and it can be exploitative of knowledge workers.

    Legal Theory Blog 2010

  • Another issue is the problem of nonoptimal execution plans because of incorrect data modeling.

    Site Home 2010

  • If problems or nonoptimal settings are found, you are only a mouse-click away from resolving them.

    2BakSa.Net leteha 2010

  • Because defense is so important, the government will consider granting nonoptimal economic arrangements to certain entities to further defense.

    QuestionCopyright.org dannyc 2010

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