Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
optical double star
optical fiber
optical glass
optical illusion
optical isomerism
optical mouse
optical rotation
optical scanner
optical semiconductor
optical sound
optical tweezers
optician
optics
optima
optimal
optimal contract
optimal portfolio
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

optimum population
op·ti·mum pop·u·la·tion (plural op·ti·mum pop·u·la·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
ideal size of population for work force: a population that is large enough to provide an adequate work force and small enough to avoid unemployment
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft