What Is an Optimal Solution

An optimal solution is a feasible solution where the objective function reaches its maximum (or minimum) value – for example, the most profit or the least cost. A globally optimal solution is one where there are no other feasible solutions with better objective function values.

What is the optimal solution in linear programming?

An optimal solution to a linear program is the solution which satisfies all constraints with maximum or minimum objective function value. In simpler words, In a linear programming question we are given an objective function, some constraints and we have to find minimum or maximum values.

What does optimal value mean?

(definition) Definition: The minimum (or maximum) value of the objective function over the feasible region of an optimization problem. See also optimal solution.