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PRONUNCIATION OF PESSIMAL

pessimal  [ˈpɛsɪməl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PESSIMAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pessimal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PESSIMAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pessimal in the English dictionary

The definition of pessimal in the dictionary is having conditions that present the lowest chance of survival for a creature.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PESSIMAL


animal
ˈænɪməl
approximal
əˈprɒksɪməl
centesimal
sɛnˈtɛsɪməl
decimal
ˈdɛsɪməl
duodecimal
ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪməl
hexadecimal
ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl
infinitesimal
ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl
interproximal
ˌɪntəˈprɒksɪməl
maximal
ˈmæksɪməl
millesimal
mɪˈlɛsɪməl
nonagesimal
ˌnɒnəˈdʒesɪməl
planetesimal
ˌplænɪˈtesɪməl
proximal
ˈprɒksɪməl
Quadragesimal
ˌkwɒdrəˈdʒɛsɪməl
quinquagesimal
ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒɛsɪməl
sexagesimal
ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪməl
simul
ˈsɪməl
submaximal
sʌbˈmæksɪməl
undecimal
ʌnˈdɛsɪməl
vigesimal
vaɪˈdʒɛsɪməl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PESSIMAL

peskier
peskiest
peskily
peskiness
pesky
peso
pessaries
pessary
pessima
pessimism
pessimist
pessimistic
pessimistical
pessimistically
Pessoa
pest
pest control
pest control department
pest control officer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PESSIMAL

Ar Rimal
binary-coded decimal
circulating decimal
companion animal
farm animal
intimal
isocheimal
lacrimal
nonanimal
nonoptimal
optimal
pack animal
party animal
primal
recurring decimal
repeating decimal
septimal
stuffed animal
subminimal
suboptimal

Synonyms and antonyms of pessimal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pessimal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PESSIMAL

Find out the translation of pessimal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pessimal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pessimal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pessimal
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pessimal
570 millions of speakers

English

pessimal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pessimal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pessimal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pessimal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

péssima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিকূলতম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pessimal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pessimal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pessimal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最悪の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pessimal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pessimal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pessimal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pessimal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लठ्ठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pessimal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pessimal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pessimal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pessimal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pessimal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pessimal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pessimal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pessimal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pessimal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pessimal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PESSIMAL»

The term «pessimal» is normally little used and occupies the 116.685 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PESSIMAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pessimal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PESSIMAL»

Discover the use of pessimal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pessimal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Large Networks and Graph Limits
Since there are only a finite number of such decorations, at least one of them is pessimal. In these terms, inequality (14.1) means that there is a pessimal .A— decoration with all decorating graphons equal. Let S1 denote the set of nodes 96 of ...
László Lovász, 2012
2
Unbalanced AVL Trees and Space Pessimal Brother Trees
Abstract: "We characterize a family of AVL trees that have the maximum numbers of unbalanced nodes, nodes whose subtrees differ in height by one, for their heights and weights.
Helen Cameron, University of Waterloo. Dept. of Computer Science, Derick Wood, 1989
3
Mysteries and Secrets of Time
These tracks — if they exist — might hold out optimal and pessimal* life experiences: the best and the worst things that could possibly happen to any individual. In his optimal world, the person enjoys love, health, happiness, wealth , power, ...
Lionel & Patricia Fanthorpe, 2007
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Information Theoretic Security: 4th International ...
Inversely, every optimal policy must choose actions to maximize the above one. The proof completes. Similarly we can have the following proposition to get the lower bound. Proposition 1. Pessimal Leakage Theorem In a transition system, the ...
Kaoru Kurosawa, 2010
5
SWAT '88: 1st Scandinavian Workshop on Algorithm Theory ...
NVP for node-visit pessimal, CCP for comparison-cost pessimal, SCP for space- cost pessimal, and UBP for unbalance-cost pessimal. We will abuse notation somewhat by using, for example, NVCOST(JV) to mean the node-visit cost of a ...
Rolf Karlsson, Andrzej Lingas, 1988
6
Combinatorics and Graph Theory
Similarly, a stable matching is pessimal for p if p can do no worse in any stable matching. So if p is matched with q in a pessimal matching for p, and p prefers q over r, then there is no stable matching where p is paired with r. Finally, a stable ...
John Harris, Jeffry L. Hirst, Michael Mossinghoff, 2009
7
Children, Cities, and Psychological Theories: Developing ...
For the purpose of environmental design it is fruitful to compute optimal and pessimal values of this organism-environment fit. The pessimal point is obtained if a phase transition from the original behavior to a different behavior begins.
Dietmar Görlitz, Hans Joachim Harloff, Günter Mey, 1998
8
Essays on the Sociology of Perception
There are asymmetrical strategies, ranging from 'optimal' to 'pessimal'. An ' optimal' strategy maximizes giving and minimizes receiving: 'pessimal' strategies reverse this priority. There are also symmetrical strategies which balance giving and ...
Mary Douglas, 2013
9
Applied Informatics and Communication, Part II: ...
Then the rules ( ): (,()) (, ()()) B O bB R x bbx d T Wx γδ ∈∧ → //supported by object x B ( ): (,()) (, ()()) P bB R x bbx d TWxγδ ∈∧ → //supported by object x are called optimal decision rule and pessimal decision rule (with respect to objectx) of S ...
Dehuai Zeng, 2011
10
The Turtle Moves!: Discworld's Story Unauthorized
It's an account of a faculty meeting at Unseen University where the wizards deal, in their usual fashion, with certain suggestions from the Patrician' s representative , A.E. Pessimal. Readers will see more of Mr. Pessimal in Thudl, when he's ...
Lawrence Watt-Evans, 2013

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PESSIMAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pessimal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Terry Pratchett: A collegiate casting-out of devilish devices
“Anyway, gentlemen, his lordship has appointed a Mr A.E. Pessimal, a man of whom I know little, as Inspector of Universities. His job, I suspect, ... «Times Higher Education, Mar 15»
2
Eric Schmidt, Rand Paul, John Doerr and Bob Woodward …
“Government procurement is exactly pessimal for how software is built.” Rand chimed in for the free market here: “There's no feedback loop.”. «Re/code, Oct 14»
3
Fannie And Freddie Preferred Stock Slowly Finding Its Way Back …
Even a return to pre-2007 Fannie/Freddie – “private,” implicitly government backed, equity in private hands – would seem Pareto pessimal for ... «DealBreaker, May 13»
4
Pessimal Currency Area Theory
So it has created a pessimal currency area, offering the worst of both worlds. And Cyprus is now very overvalued — not only have the big ... «New York Times, Mar 13»
5
Reinventing the Classroom
Optimal for a performer addressing an audience; pessimal, as computer scientists would say, for students arguing with each other. The School ... «Harvard Magazine, Aug 12»
6
Professor Mundell, euro, and 'pessimal currency areas'
After all these years, I have finally been able to sit down for an hour with Robert Mundell, the great theorist of currency unions and the godfather ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 11»
7
Michelle Rodriguez On Why She's Over Action Roles, Played D&D …
When I see a woman cry over a dude or whine over her pessimal existence, I'm like why? You're going to make a movie out of this? Don't you ... «Movieline, Feb 11»
8
Optimal Positioning of Pseudolites Augmented With GPS
The GDOP differences between the optimal and pessimal positioning of the PL can help find the most sensitive geometry of satellite ... «RedOrbit, Sep 08»

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