There are a number of designated airspeeds relating to optimum rates of ascent, the two most important of these are V and V.
Though James Tobin suggested the rate as "let's say 0.5%", in that interview setting, others have tried to be more precise in their search for the optimum rate.
These were recorded on charts and he recommended the appointment of speed and feed men who would ensure that the optimum rates were adhered to.
Preobrazhensky attempted to define some optimum rate of primitive socialist accumulation for the state sector in an abstract manner.
Or rather: these planners started from a wrong assumption that the maximum rate of accumulation is also the optimum rate.
The challenge is to rotate the task of running at an optimum rate such that the time from start to destination is minimized.
This does not necessarily mean that national savings is adequate - that the voluntary savings by families and corporations is sufficient to sustain an optimum rate of economic growth.
This description and assessment of optimum rate of development is based on early studies in the laboratory under attempted optimum conditions.
As expected, he was taking on fuel at the optimum rate.
Perhaps there is some optimum rate that we exceed at our peril?