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Perfect

''Perfect'' commonly refers to:

[[Perfection]], a state of completeness, flawlessness, or supreme excellence
[[Perfect (grammar)]], a grammatical category indicating completed action

It may also refer to topics in various fields, as outlined below.

General concepts

Perfection

Perfection refers to a state of completeness, flawlessness, or supreme excellence, free from defects or shortcomings, and is often idealized in philosophical, ethical, and aesthetic contexts.^[1] This concept posits perfection as an unattainable ideal that serves as a standard for evaluation, where entities or actions achieve it by fulfilling their inherent purpose without excess or deficiency.^[2] Historically, the notion of perfection traces back to ancient Greek philosophy, particularly Aristotle's teleological framework, in which perfection arises from the realization of an object's natural end or telos, as seen in his view that living beings achieve perfection through the full development of their potential.^[3] In monotheistic traditions, perfection is attributed to the divine, portraying God as the ultimate embodiment of flawless goodness, simplicity, and omnipotence, transcending human limitations and serving as the source of all created order.^[1]^[4] In modern interpretations, perfection manifests psychologically as perfectionism, a personality trait involving the pursuit of excessively high standards, which can foster achievement but often leads to downsides such as anxiety, procrastination, and burnout due to the stress of unattainable ideals.^[5]^[6] This striving highlights perfection's dual role as a motivator and a potential source of mental health challenges, where the gap between ideal and reality induces self-criticism.^[5] Examples of perfection as an ideal appear across disciplines; in geometry, the perfect circle represents an abstract form where all points are equidistant from the center, embodying Platonic ideals of unchanging purity beyond physical approximations.^[7] In physics, a blackbody exemplifies theoretical perfection as an ideal absorber that captures all incident radiation without reflection or transmission, providing a benchmark for understanding thermal emission despite no real-world instance achieving it fully.^[8]

Perfect (grammar)

In linguistics, the perfect aspect is a verbal category that indicates the completion of an action or state relative to a reference point in time, often with ongoing relevance to the present or another temporal anchor, distinguishing it from tense, which primarily locates events in absolute time (past, present, or future).^[9] Unlike perfective aspect, which views an event as a bounded whole without emphasizing aftermath, the perfect highlights the resulting state or connection to the reference time, as seen in English constructions like "I have eaten" versus the simple past "I ate."^[9] This aspectual function underscores a relative temporal relationship, where the event time precedes the reference time, but the effects persist.^[10] The formation of the perfect varies across languages, often employing analytic structures with auxiliary verbs or synthetic inflections. In English, it is typically analytic, using "have" or "has" plus the past participle for the present perfect (e.g., "She has finished"), "had" for the past perfect (e.g., "They had arrived"), and "will have" for the future perfect (e.g., "We will have completed it").^[11] Similar analytic patterns appear in French, with "avoir" or "être" plus the past participle (e.g., "J'ai mangé" for present perfect), and in German, using "haben" or "sein" with the past participle (e.g., "Ich habe gegessen").^[10] In contrast, Latin employs synthetic forms, deriving the perfect from the third principal part of the verb, as in "amavi" ("I have loved" or "I loved"), formed by adding personal endings to the perfect stem.^[12] The perfect manifests in several types, adapted to different temporal reference points. The present perfect denotes actions completed before the present with current relevance, as in English "I have visited Paris" or French "J'ai vu ce film." The past perfect (or pluperfect) describes completion prior to another past event, exemplified by English "She had left before he arrived" or German "Er hatte das Buch gelesen." The future perfect indicates completion before a future reference, such as English "They will have arrived by noon." In non-Indo-European languages like Mandarin Chinese, which lack a dedicated perfect aspect, similar meanings are conveyed through other aspect particles. The perfective particle "le" (了) marks the completion of an action (e.g., "Wǒ chī le fàn" – "I ate the meal" or with present relevance "I have eaten"), while the experiential particle "guò" (过) indicates past experience (e.g., "Wǒ qù guò Běijīng" – "I have been to Beijing").^[11]^[13] Historically, the perfect aspect evolved from the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language family, where it originated as a stative-present formation using reduplication and specific vowel alternations to express completed actions with present relevance, distinct from the aorist (perfective past) and imperfect (ongoing past).^[14] Over millennia, this PIE perfect diverged in descendant languages: in Romance branches like French, it shifted toward analytic periphrases with "habere" (to have), replacing synthetic forms by the medieval period; Germanic languages like English and German retained analytic constructions but innovated with "have" auxiliaries for resultative meanings.^[14] Slavic and other branches preserved more synthetic elements, while the aspect-tense distinction sharpened, with perfects increasingly functioning as relative tenses rather than pure aspects in modern Indo-European tongues.^[9]

Mathematics

Perfect numbers

In number theory, a perfect number is a positive integer equal to the sum of its proper divisors, which are the positive divisors excluding the number itself.^[15] This condition can be expressed using the sum-of-divisors function \sigma(n), where \sigma(n) = 2n for a perfect number n.^[15] The concept dates back to ancient Greek mathematics, with Euclid describing in his Elements (circa 300 BCE) a method to generate even perfect numbers of the form $2^{p-1}(2^p - 1), where $2^p - 1 is prime.^[16] In the 18th century, Leonhard Euler proved that every even perfect number must take this form, establishing the Euclid-Euler theorem.^[15] The smallest perfect numbers are 6, whose proper divisors sum to $1 + 2 + 3 = 6; 28, with $1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14 = 28; 496, where the sum is $1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 31 + 62 + 124 + 248 = 496; and 8128, summing to $1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 + 64 + 127 + 254 + 508 + 1016 + 2032 + 4064 = 8128.^[16] These correspond to the Mersenne primes $2^2 - 1 = 3, $2^3 - 1 = 7, $2^5 - 1 = 31, and $2^7 - 1 = 127, respectively.^[17] As of November 2025, 52 even perfect numbers are known, each linked to a discovered Mersenne prime, with the largest having over 41 million digits.^[18] All known perfect numbers are even, and their properties are intimately tied to Mersenne primes, as the Euclid-Euler theorem ensures a one-to-one correspondence between even perfect numbers and such primes.^[17] No odd perfect numbers have been found, despite extensive computational searches; any such number must exceed $10^{1500}, have at least 10 distinct prime factors, and at least 101 prime factors counting multiplicity. These bounds reflect ongoing efforts to either locate an odd perfect number or prove its nonexistence, a problem remaining open since antiquity.^[19]

Perfect powers

In number theory, a perfect power is defined as a natural number m that can be expressed as m = a^k, where a > 1 and k > 1 are integers.^[20] This encompasses squares (k=2), cubes (k=3), and higher powers, with the prime factorization of m featuring all exponents as multiples of k.^[20] The number 1 is considered a trivial perfect power, as $1 = 1^k for any k > 1.^[21] Examples of perfect powers include 16, which equals $4^2 or $2^4; 81, which equals $9^2 or $3^4; and 64, which equals $8^2, $4^3, or $2^6.^[20] Some numbers admit multiple representations as perfect powers, reflecting different exponent choices, while others, like primes, cannot be expressed in this form at all.^[21] A key property concerns the distribution of perfect powers among the natural numbers; they form a sparse set with asymptotic density zero, meaning the proportion of perfect powers up to x approaches zero as x grows large.^[22] The count of distinct perfect powers up to x is asymptotically on the order of \sqrt{x} \log x, highlighting their rarity compared to the full set of integers.^[23] Another significant result is Mihăilescu's theorem (formerly Catalan's conjecture), proved in 2002, which states that 8 ($2^3) and 9 ($3^2) are the only consecutive perfect powers in the natural numbers.^[24] Perfect powers play a central role in Diophantine equations, where problems like finding integer solutions to equations involving powers often reduce to analyzing perfect power structures, as exemplified by Catalan's conjecture itself.^[21] In cryptography, algorithms for primality testing, such as the AKS test, begin by checking whether the input is a perfect power to rule out composite forms before proceeding.^[25] Additionally, detecting perfect powers aids integer factorization in cryptographic protocols like RSA, as perfect powers factor easily and are avoided in secure modulus construction.^[26] Efficient computational tests for perfect powers exist, with algorithms running in essentially linear time relative to the bit length of the input, such as those using binary search over possible exponents up to \log n and integer root computations.^[27] These methods ensure practical verification, essential for applications in computational number theory.^[26]

Music

Artists

Perfect is a Polish rock band founded in 1977 by drummer Wojciech Morawski, bassist Zdzisław Zawadzki, and guitarist Zbigniew Hołdys in Warsaw. The group gained prominence in the early 1980s with their debut self-titled album, released in 1981, which featured the hit single "Chcemy być sobą," a protest anthem reflecting themes of personal freedom during Poland's political unrest under martial law.^[28] Over their ongoing career, spanning reunions and lineup changes, Perfect has released symphonic reinterpretations of their catalog, notably the 2002 album Symfonicznie, which pairs their rock arrangements with orchestral elements from the Polish Radio Orchestra.^[29] A Perfect Circle is an American alternative rock supergroup formed in 1999 in Los Angeles by guitarist and producer Billy Howerdel and vocalist Maynard James Keenan, known for his work with the progressive metal band Tool.^[30] The band's sound draws from alternative rock and art rock influences, offering a more melodic and accessible contrast to Tool's heavier, experimental style, while incorporating Keenan's introspective lyrics and Howerdel's atmospheric production.^[31] Active from 1999 to 2004 and reuniting in 2010, they released their debut album Mer de Noms in 2000, which established their reputation through tracks blending emotional depth with dynamic instrumentation.^[32] Other musical acts using the name Perfect include the short-lived American alternative rock band formed in 1995 by Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson, which released one album before disbanding in the late 1990s, and a more recent U.S.-based progressive rock outfit originally named Perfect Girl, founded in 2017 by multi-instrumentalist Tony Batey.^[33]^[34]

Albums

Several albums titled Perfect have been released across various genres, often exploring themes of aspiration and flawlessness through their music and presentation. The Polish rock band Perfect's self-titled debut album, Perfect, was released in 1981 by Polskie Nagrania Muza. Recorded in Warsaw, it features pop rock tracks blending hard rock elements with melodic hooks, including standout songs like "Chcemy być sobą" and "Idź stąd." The album achieved significant cultural impact in Poland, establishing the band as a key figure in the country's rock scene during the early 1980s. Critics praised its energetic production and anthemic quality, noting its role in capturing the era's social unrest under martial law.^[28] In 1985, the soundtrack album Perfect (Original Soundtrack Album) was issued by Arista Records to accompany the film Perfect, directed by James Bridges and starring John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis. Compiled by various artists, it showcases synth-pop and dance tracks such as Jermaine Jackson's "(Closest Thing To) Perfect," which peaked at number 67 on the US Billboard Hot 100, alongside contributions from Nona Hendryx, the Pointer Sisters, and Lou Reed. The album's glossy, upbeat sound reflected 1980s fitness culture and romance motifs central to the movie, receiving mixed reviews for its commercial polish but earning acclaim for its danceable energy and star power. It emphasizes idealism through lyrics about pursuit and perfection in relationships and self-improvement.^[35] Christian rock artist Benny Hester released Perfect in 1989 via Frontline Records, marking his seventh solo effort with a soft rock and AOR style influenced by adult contemporary trends. Produced with contributions from session musicians like Richard Marx, the album includes hits like the title track, which reached number 5 on the Christian contemporary charts, and "You Weren't Meant to Live Your Life Alone" at number 6. Reviewers highlighted its accessible melodies and uplifting messages of spiritual fulfillment, describing it as enjoyable and radio-friendly, though some noted its polished production as somewhat formulaic for the genre. Themes of divine perfection and personal redemption permeate the lyrics, aligning with Hester's faith-based artistry.^[36]^[37] More recently, Scottish electronic producer Sam Gellaitry issued his debut full-length album Anywhere Here Is Perfect on November 7, 2025, through Ninja Tune and Insanity Records. Blending future bass, autotuned vocals, and cinematic synths across 12 tracks, it features collaborations like "On&On" with Chaz Bear of Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Early critical reception has been positive, with outlets commending its fluid transitions between introspection and euphoria, innovative electronic textures, and Gellaitry's maturation as a multi-instrumentalist. The title evokes contentment in imperfection, a motif echoed in the album's artwork of serene, abstract landscapes and lyrics about finding peace in transience.^[38]^[39] Progressive rock outfit Perfect from Kent, Ohio, dropped their self-titled album Perfect on August 3, 2022, via Bandcamp. This 10-track release draws from psychedelic and symphonic prog influences, with intricate compositions like "Crescent" and "External Faith Hardware" showcasing layered instrumentation and experimental structures. Indie critics appreciated its ambitious home-recorded production and nostalgic yet fresh sound, positioning it as a promising entry in the underground prog revival. The artwork's surreal, cosmic imagery reinforces motifs of idealized exploration and harmony.^[40]

EPs

Several extended plays (EPs) titled "Perfect" have been released across various music genres, typically featuring 4-6 tracks and serving as concise promotional or transitional releases between full-length albums. These EPs often highlight an artist's evolving sound or experimental directions, with many issued in limited physical editions or digital formats to engage fans directly.^[41]^[42] One early example is the 1983 12-inch EP by English post-punk band The The, titled Perfect / Uncertain Smile, which pairs the synth-driven title track "Perfect" with an extended version of "Uncertain Smile." Released via Some Bizarre Records, this two-track EP bridged the band's initial singles era and their debut album Soul Mining, showcasing Matt Johnson's noirish production and marking a pivotal step in their shift toward synth-pop influences. It was issued in limited vinyl runs, emphasizing its collectible status in the early 1980s independent music scene.^[43] In the pop realm, One Direction released the Perfect EP in October 2015 exclusively on Spotify, compiling four tracks including the new single "Home" co-written by Ed Sheeran, alongside acoustic and live versions of "Perfect" and "Drag Me Down." This digital-only EP, produced by Julian Bunetta and John Ryan, played a key role in sustaining the boy band's momentum during their hiatus preparations, amassing millions of streams and underscoring the rise of streaming platforms for targeted releases post-2010. Running under 20 minutes, it exemplified how EPs could deliver fresh content without a full album commitment.^[44] The punk trio Mannequin Pussy issued their second EP, Perfect, in May 2021 through Epitaph Records, featuring five raw, anxiety-fueled tracks such as "Control," "Perfect," and "Pigs Is Pigs." Produced by Will Yip, this 13-minute release captured the band's response to pandemic isolation, blending aggressive riffs with introspective lyrics and serving as a bridge to their 2022 album Sometimes. Available in limited-edition vinyl and digital formats, it highlighted the EP's role in maintaining artist visibility during disrupted touring schedules.^[41]^[42] More recently, Nigerian Afrobeats artist Escape dropped the Perfect EP in November 2024, a five-track digital release including the singles "My Type" and "Perfect," produced with upbeat rhythms and romantic themes. Self-released via streaming platforms, it propelled Escape's rising career by blending Afro-fusion elements, achieving quick traction in African music charts and illustrating the post-2010 surge in digital EPs for global accessibility. Similarly, Brooklyn indie rock project Perfect 100 debuted their self-titled Perfect 100 EP in July 2025 via Bloody Knuckles Records, with fuzzy hooks on tracks like "Sunday," marking Andrew Madore's pivot from solo work to band format in a concise four-track package.^[45]^[46] The proliferation of digital distribution since the early 2010s has facilitated a boom in "Perfect"-titled EPs, enabling artists like electronic producer N - Levy with their 2009 Perfect & Perfect E.P. on IONO Music—a three-track trance exploration—to reach niche audiences without major label backing. These releases often emphasize brevity and innovation, with limited physical variants adding collector appeal.^[47]

Songs

"Perfect" is a common song title in popular music, often exploring themes of love, self-acceptance, and the irony of imperfection. One of the earliest notable tracks is Fairground Attraction's 1988 release from their debut album First of a Million Kisses, a folk-pop ballad depicting an idealized romantic connection with lyrics like "We believe in a land of love" that evoke simplicity and joy in everyday perfection. The song topped the UK Singles Chart for one week and became a defining hit for the Scottish band, influencing the folk revival scene of the late 1980s.^[48] In 1995, Alanis Morissette released "Perfect" as the fourth single from her breakthrough album Jagged Little Pill, a post-grunge rock track addressing the pressure of parental expectations and the facade of a flawless family life, with poignant lines critiquing societal ideals of success. It peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the US Alternative Airplay chart, contributing to the album's global sales exceeding 33 million copies and cementing Morissette's role in empowering alternative rock anthems for a generation grappling with authenticity.^[49] The Smashing Pumpkins' "Perfect," from their 1998 album Adore, blends alternative rock with electronic synth elements in a nostalgic ode to youthful romance and fleeting moments, serving as a spiritual successor to their earlier hit "1979." Released as the second single, it reached number 3 on the US Alternative Songs chart and number 54 on the UK Singles Chart, highlighting the band's evolution toward introspective electronica during a transitional period in their career.^[49] Simple Plan's 2003 pop-punk track "Perfect," the final single from No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls, confronts themes of familial disappointment and the struggle for self-worth amid high expectations, resonating with teenage angst through raw, anthemic choruses. It peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 5 on the Canadian Hot 100, and number 6 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, becoming a staple of early 2000s emo culture and earning MTV Video Music Award nominations for its relatable video narrative.^[50] P!nk's "Fuckin' Perfect" (often edited as "Perfect"), released in 2010 from the compilation Greatest Hits... So Far!!!, is an empowering pop-rock ballad promoting self-acceptance and resilience against bullying, with verses detailing personal flaws and a chorus affirming inherent value. It debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped charts in several countries including Germany and Switzerland, while its music video—featuring real-life stories of overcoming adversity—amassed over 1 billion YouTube views and won the 2011 MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction.^[51] One Direction's "Perfect," the second single from their 2015 swan-song album Made in the A.M., is a mid-tempo pop song celebrating fleeting romance and living in the moment, infused with doo-wop influences and harmonious vocals that capture the band's mature evolution. It reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking their fifth top-10 debut on the latter and underscoring their massive fanbase impact before Zayn Malik's departure.^[52] Ed Sheeran's "Perfect," a romantic acoustic ballad from his 2017 album ÷ (Divide), portrays an idyllic love story inspired by his relationship with Cherry Seaborn, with lyrics emphasizing commitment and everyday bliss. The track topped charts in 18 countries including the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart—where it claimed the 2017 Christmas number 1—and has garnered over 3.7 billion streams on Spotify as of November 2025, spawning duets like the version with Andrea Bocelli and cementing its status as a wedding staple with widespread cultural resonance in pop romance.^[53]^[54] In 2025, Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa released "Perfect" as part of the soundtrack for the Bollywood film Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, featuring actors Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor. The upbeat romantic track, composed by Guru Randhawa with lyrics by Gill Machhrai and Rony Ajnali, blends contemporary Punjabi pop with Hindi film music elements, achieving viral popularity on streaming platforms and social media in India shortly after its September release.^[55]

Film and television

Films

"Perfect" is a 1985 American romantic drama film directed by James Bridges and written by Bridges and Aaron Latham.^[56] The story centers on Adam Lawrence, a Rolling Stone reporter played by John Travolta, who investigates the fitness industry in Los Angeles as a modern singles scene while covering a drug scandal involving a businessman.^[57] During his research at a health club, Adam develops a romantic relationship with aerobics instructor Jessie Lynn, portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis, raising ethical questions about journalistic integrity and personal boundaries.^[58] The film blends drama and romance, highlighting 1980s fitness culture and media ethics, but faced criticism for its portrayal of Rolling Stone journalists as manipulative, drawing real-world scrutiny from the magazine's staff.^[59] With a budget of $19 million, it grossed $12.9 million domestically, marking a commercial disappointment.^[60] The film's depiction of health clubs as predatory environments sparked controversy, particularly regarding the ethics of undercover reporting, as the script was inspired by Latham's actual Rolling Stone articles from the 1970s.^[61] Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone's founder, made a cameo as a fictionalized editor, adding to the meta-commentary on the publication. Despite mixed reviews—earning an 18% on Rotten Tomatoes—the movie is noted for its aerobics sequences and Curtis's performance, which emphasized physical authenticity through intensive training.^[57] Shifting from mainstream Hollywood productions of the 1980s, later films titled "Perfect" embraced indie and international sensibilities post-2010, often exploring speculative themes. "Perfect" (2018), a science fiction thriller directed by Eddie Alcazar in his feature debut, stars Garrett Wareing as Garrett, a troubled young man sent by his mother (Abbie Cornish) to a remote clinic promising genetic enhancements for emotional and physical perfection.^[62] The narrative delves into themes of identity, technology, and human augmentation, with patients undergoing experimental procedures amid a surreal, modernist setting.^[63] Produced by Steven Soderbergh and featuring a score by Flying Lotus, the film premiered at South by Southwest and received a limited release, earning praise for its atmospheric visuals but a 21% Rotten Tomatoes score due to its abstract storytelling. This evolution reflects a move toward experimental cinema, contrasting the 1985 film's focus on social satire with introspective examinations of perfection in a tech-driven era.

Television

Several television series and miniseries feature "Perfect" in their titles, spanning genres from drama and comedy to reality dating and mystery. These productions often explore themes of relationships, self-improvement, and societal ideals, reflecting broader cultural fascinations with perfection in personal and social contexts.^[64] One notable entry is the 2022 British sitcom pilot Perfect, which aired on Dave (UKTV) on August 26. Written by comedian Laurence Clark, who is also disabled, the episode follows three young wheelchair users—Liam (played by George Robinson), Carrie (Katy Bent), and Finn (Louis Strong)—as they navigate friendship, job hunting, and romance while participating in an ineffective work preparation scheme in Liverpool. Praised for its authentic representation and humor, the pilot received positive reviews, with The Guardian calling it a "cracking comedy" worthy of a full series for its irreverent take on disability and independence. It highlights the challenges faced by disabled individuals in employment and relationships, earning an 8.2/10 rating on IMDb from limited viewings.^[65]^[66]^[67] The 2020 drama series Perfect centers on a post-divorce father and his love-struck son as they search for ideal romantic connections amid personal imperfections. Starring Chinna Palmer and Alex Michell, the show delves into familial dynamics and emotional growth, though it remains lesser-known with sparse critical coverage. Premiering in 2020, it exemplifies intimate family storytelling in the streaming era.^[68] In the romance genre, the 2023 Spanish miniseries A Perfect Story (original title: Un cuento perfecto) streamed on Netflix, adapting Elísabet Benavent's novel. Directed by Clara Martínez, it follows Margot (Anna Castillo), an heiress escaping her wedding, and David (Mario Ermito), a struggling multi-job holder, as they unexpectedly support each other toward self-fulfillment in Madrid. The five-episode limited series blends humor and drama, achieving a 7.4/10 IMDb rating and ranking as Netflix's most-watched Spanish-language serialized content globally in its debut week, underscoring the platform's push for international romances post-2020.^[64]^[69] Mystery adaptations include The Perfect Couple (2024), a Netflix miniseries based on Elin Hilderbrand's novel, created by Jenna Lamia and directed by Susanne Bier. Set during a lavish Nantucket wedding, it stars Nicole Kidman as Greer Garrison and Liev Schreiber as her husband Tag, unraveling a murder among the affluent guests, with Eve Hewson as the bride Amelia. The six-episode series mixes soapy intrigue with social satire, garnering a 6.5/10 IMDb score and 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, noted for its glossy production and star power despite mixed reviews on pacing. Released on September 5, 2024, it highlights streaming's shift toward bingeable whodunits, with a second season in development as an anthology series.^[70]^[71]^[72]^[73] Nine Perfect Strangers (2021–), an American drama on Hulu (and Stan internationally), adapts Liane Moriarty's novel and follows nine guests at the Tranquillum House wellness retreat led by the enigmatic Masha (Nicole Kidman). The ensemble cast, including Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale, and Regina Hall, confronts trauma and transformation through experimental therapies. Season 1, released in August 2021, earned a 6.9/10 IMDb rating and 59% on Rotten Tomatoes, praised for its exploration of mental health but critiqued for plot inconsistencies.^[74]^[75]^[76] Season 2, which premiered on May 21, 2025, set at an Alpine resort with new guests including Henry Golding, continues the theme with a 46% on Rotten Tomatoes, maintaining viewer interest in psychological retreats amid post-pandemic wellness trends.^[77]^[78] On the reality front, Perfect Match (2023–) is a Netflix dating competition hosted by Nick Lachey, drawing singles from other Netflix unscripted shows like Love Is Blind to form couples in a tropical villa through challenges and eliminations. Season 1 premiered on February 14, 2023, with subsequent seasons in 2024 and 2025, featuring contestants like Dom Gabriel and Francesca Farago. Rated 5.8/10 on IMDb, it capitalizes on the reality universe crossover, boosting engagement with its mix of romance and drama, though criticized for manufactured conflicts. The format emphasizes finding "perfect" compatibility, aligning with dating shows' popularity in the streaming landscape.^[79]^[80]

Literature

Novels

Several novels titled Perfect explore the human pursuit of flawlessness, often revealing its psychological and emotional costs through intricate narratives. These works span genres including literary fiction, young adult, and romance, drawing on themes of guilt, identity, and societal pressure. Authors like Rachel Joyce and Judith McNaught have used the title to examine how the quest for perfection intersects with personal tragedy and redemption.^[81]^[82] Rachel Joyce's Perfect, published in 2013 by Doubleday in the UK and Random House in the US, weaves a dual timeline narrative set in 1972 and the present day. Joyce, a British playwright and author best known for her debut novel The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, centers the story on eleven-year-old Byron Hemmings, who, alongside his friend James, initiates "Operation Perfect" to avert a crisis threatening Byron's mother amid the era's social upheavals. In the contemporary thread, a reclusive man named Jim grapples with obsessive-compulsive rituals while working in a café. The novel culminates in revelations about how a fleeting moment of imperfection ripples across decades, emphasizing themes of grief, mental illness, and the illusion of control. Critics have praised its emotional depth, noting how it portrays perfection as a fragile construct leading to isolation.^[81] Judith McNaught's Perfect, a 1993 romance published by Pocket Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster), follows Julie Mathison, a young teacher from a stable adoptive family, who is kidnapped by escaped convict and former actor Zachary Benedict. McNaught, a prolific New York Times bestselling author with over 30 million books sold, crafts a suspenseful plot where the pair's cross-country journey from antagonism to romance unfolds against Benedict's wrongful conviction for murder. As they evade capture and seek evidence of his innocence, the narrative delves into trust and vulnerability, portraying perfection not as flawlessness but as mutual acceptance amid adversity. The book highlights the redemptive power of love, with Julie's grounded perspective challenging Benedict's tarnished self-image.^[82]^[83] In young adult literature, Ellen Hopkins's Perfect, released in 2010 by Margaret K. McElderry Books (Simon & Schuster), adopts a verse-novel format to depict four teenagers' divergent paths to perceived perfection. Hopkins, a Nevada-based author renowned for tackling heavy topics in free-verse style, follows Cara, who navigates family expectations and her sexuality; Kendra, battling body image through disordered eating; Sean, risking health with steroids for sports glory; and Andre, defying cultural norms to pursue dance. Interconnected through shared community pressures, their stories as a companion to Impulse underscore the destructive toll of external ideals, advocating self-acceptance over superficial ideals. Themes of identity and resilience dominate, with the title ironically critiquing how perfection erodes authenticity.^[84]^[85] Natasha Friend's Perfect, a 2004 children's novel from Milkweed Editions, centers on thirteen-year-old Isabelle "Izzy" Lee as she confronts her father's death, an emerging eating disorder, and middle-school hierarchies. Friend, an award-winning author of young adult fiction including the Milkweed Prize winner, portrays Izzy's strained relationships with her mother, best friend, and peers like the manipulative Ashley Barnum, as she distinguishes true friendship from performative bonds. The narrative explores loss and self-worth, using Izzy's fixation on "perfection" in appearance and social standing to illustrate adolescent vulnerabilities. It emphasizes reality over illusion, with Izzy's journey fostering empathy and growth.^[86]

Short stories and other works

"The Perfect Life" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in The Saturday Evening Post on January 5, 1929, and later included in his 1935 collection Taps at Reveille.^[87] The narrative follows Basil Duke Lee, a teenage boy who becomes infatuated with a girl named Josephine and envisions an idealized future together, only to confront the complexities of jealousy, social pressures, and moral dilemmas that shatter his romantic illusions. Clocking in at approximately 5,000 words, the story exemplifies Fitzgerald's vignette-style exploration of youthful idealism and the transient nature of perceived perfection in early 20th-century American society.^[88] In contemporary literature, "Perfect," the title story from Sally Emerson's 2022 collection Perfect: Stories of the Impossible, delves into themes of genetic engineering and human imperfection. The tale centers on a woman contemplating cloning her nearly ideal husband to create a child free from flaws, raising questions about the ethics of pursuing absolute perfection through science. Published by Quadrant Books, this roughly 4,000-word piece highlights Emerson's signature blend of suspense and psychological depth, drawing on her background as a novelist praised for incisive portrayals of human relationships.^[89] Among poetic works, Brenda Shaughnessy's "I'm Perfect at Feelings" appears in her 2008 collection Human Dark with Sugar, which received the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. This 28-line poem employs wry, confessional language to dissect emotional vulnerability, with the speaker asserting proficiency in interpreting others' sentiments while grappling with personal isolation and desire. Shaughnessy's vignette captures the ephemeral pursuit of emotional completeness, underscoring how feelings, though intensely felt, often evade true perfection.^[90]

People

Surname Perfect

The surname Perfect is of English origin, derived from the Middle English word "parfit," meaning "fully trained" or "well versed," which itself stems from the Old French "parfit(e)" and Latin "perfectus," indicating something completed or accomplished.^[91] It likely originated as a nickname for someone skilled in a trade or profession, or possibly as an ironic descriptor. The name is relatively rare globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,541,359 people, with the highest concentration in Europe, particularly England, where it occurs in about 1 in 42,307 individuals, totaling around 1,317 bearers as of recent estimates.^[92] One of the most notable historical figures with this surname was William Perfect (1737–1809), a British physician, surgeon, and early pioneer in the humane treatment of mental illness. Born in Oxford, England, Perfect trained as an apothecary and surgeon before establishing a practice in West Malling, where he also served as a man-midwife and variolator during the smallpox epidemics of the era. His key contributions to psychiatry included advocating for moral therapy and non-restraint methods in asylums, predating broader reforms like those of Philippe Pinel; he managed patients at Oakwood House, a private facility he operated from 1787 onward, emphasizing environment, exercise, and gentle interventions over physical coercion.^[93] Perfect documented his approaches in influential publications, such as A Remarkable Case of Madness (1778), which detailed a successful treatment using persuasion and lifestyle changes, and Select Cases in the Different Species of Insanity, Lunacy, and Other Mental Affections (1787), a seminal work compiling over 100 case studies that highlighted psychological causes and non-pharmacological remedies, influencing 18th-century mad-doctor practices.^[94] Beyond medicine, he was a poet, publishing works like The Enigma: An Affecting Tale (1780), and a prominent Freemason, serving as Provincial Grand Master of Kent from 1773, where he promoted charitable initiatives tied to his professional ethos.^[95] Perfect's multifaceted career exemplified the Enlightenment-era shift toward compassionate care in medicine and society, though his private asylum operations drew some contemporary criticism for commercial aspects.^[94]

Mononym Perfect

Perfect is the stage name of Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist Greg Rose, born 26 March 1980 in Bamboo, St. Ann.^[96] He adopted the mononym due to his self-described perfectionism in songwriting and production, beginning his career deejaying with the Trend Setter sound system before recording his first dubplates.^[97] His breakthrough came in 2005 with the single "Handcart Bwoy," which highlighted his conscious lyrics addressing social issues in Jamaican communities, leading to his debut album Giddimani released that year on his own label.^[97] Follow-up works include the 2008 album Born Dead With Life on VP Records' Irievibrations imprint, featuring tracks blending roots reggae with modern dancehall elements.^[97] As a Grammy-nominated performer, Perfect has built a reputation for energetic live shows and collaborations within the reggae scene, including production work under the Giddimani Records banner.^[98] By 2025, he maintains over 70,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, with recent releases like "Rastafari to the World" emphasizing Rastafarian themes and cultural pride.^[99]^[100] The use of mononyms such as Perfect reflects a broader trend in non-Western entertainment, particularly in Caribbean music genres like reggae and dancehall, where artists from Jamaica and surrounding regions often adopt single-word aliases to cultivate accessible, iconic personas that resonate with global audiences from similar backgrounds.^[101] This practice facilitates branding in grassroots scenes, allowing figures like Perfect to stand out without familial surnames, echoing traditions in African and Afro-diasporic performing arts.^[102]

Other uses

Sports

In sports, the term "perfect" often denotes an ideal or flawless performance adhering to specific rules, representing the pinnacle of achievement in a given discipline. In baseball, a perfect game occurs when a pitcher completes a full nine-inning game without allowing a single baserunner, meaning no hits, walks, hit-by-pitches, errors, or passed balls, resulting in exactly 27 consecutive batters retired. As of 2025, there have been 24 such perfect games in Major League Baseball (MLB) history, spanning from 1880 to 2023.^[103] A landmark example is Don Larsen's perfect game on October 8, 1956, during Game 5 of the World Series, where he pitched for the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, marking the only perfect game in postseason play.^[104] Other sports define perfection through maximum scores or dominance. In artistic gymnastics, prior to 2006, the highest possible score was a perfect 10.0, awarded for an execution without any deductions in form, technique, and artistry; this system was used from the 1976 Olympics, with Nadia Comăneci becoming the first to achieve it on the uneven bars. The International Gymnastics Federation revamped the scoring in 2006 to an open-ended system separating difficulty and execution components, eliminating the perfect 10.0 as the cap and allowing higher totals for increasingly complex routines.^[105]^[106] In ten-pin bowling, a perfect game yields a score of 300, accomplished by rolling 12 consecutive strikes—one per frame for the first nine, plus three in the tenth frame bonus.^[107] Tennis features a perfect set when a player wins 6-0, denying the opponent any games and often termed a "bagel" for its shutout dominance.^[108] Records highlight the rarity of these feats. In MLB, no pitcher has thrown more than one perfect game, with all 24 achieved by unique individuals, underscoring the extraordinary precision required.^[109] Gender-specific examples include women's cricket, where a "perfect innings" can refer to an exemplary batting performance under pressure; for instance, Jemimah Rodrigues scored an unbeaten 127 off 134 balls in the 2025 ICC Women's World Cup semi-final against Australia, chasing 339 to secure India's victory and advance to the final.^[110]

Science and technology

In physics, particularly in general relativity, a perfect fluid represents an idealized model of a fluid with no viscosity or heat conduction, characterized by isotropic pressure and uniform energy density. This model simplifies the analysis of gravitational effects on matter, such as in cosmological simulations or stellar interiors. The stress-energy tensor for a perfect fluid is given by

T^{\mu\nu} = (\rho + p) u^\mu u^\nu + p g^{\mu\nu},

where \rho is the energy density, p is the pressure, u^\mu is the four-velocity of the fluid, and g^{\mu\nu} is the metric tensor.^[111] In materials science, a perfect crystal is a theoretical construct where atoms are arranged in a flawless, repeating lattice structure with zero defects, such as vacancies, dislocations, or impurities. This ideal state serves as a benchmark for understanding material properties, including thermal conductivity and electrical behavior, though real crystals always contain some imperfections due to thermodynamic constraints. For instance, synthetic diamonds grown under controlled conditions approximate perfect crystals for applications in optics and electronics. In economics, perfect competition describes a theoretical market structure where numerous buyers and sellers—often idealized as infinite in number—trade identical products, with no barriers to entry or exit and perfect information available to all participants. This model assumes that individual firms are price takers, unable to influence market prices, leading to efficient resource allocation at equilibrium where price equals marginal cost. It provides a foundational framework for analyzing real-world markets like agriculture or certain financial exchanges.^[112] In computer science, a perfect hash function is designed to map a static set of keys directly to distinct indices in a hash table without any collisions, enabling constant-time lookups with minimal space overhead. This is particularly useful for applications requiring fast, deterministic access, such as compilers or database indexing. Algorithms like those generated by gperf construct such functions by combining universal hashing techniques, ensuring collision-free performance for predefined key sets.^[113] As of 2025, advances in quantum computing have pursued "perfect" quantum states, aiming for error-free logical qubits through fault-tolerant architectures that suppress decoherence and gate errors. For example, neutral-atom systems have demonstrated scalable error correction, achieving logical qubits with performance 2.14 times below the error threshold in surface code circuits, paving the way for practical quantum advantage in simulations and optimization. These developments build on error-correcting codes to approximate ideal, noise-free qubit states essential for reliable computation.^[114]

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Oct 24, 2025 · While there has been a total of 24 perfect games in MLB history, only one perfect game has been thrown in World Series history.
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Highest-scoring gymnastics routines in Olympic history - ESPN
Aug 11, 2024 · ... perfect 10.0 score. United States gymnast Mary Lou Retton also recorded perfection, earning 10s on the floor exercise and the vault at the ...
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Gymnastics 101: Olympic scoring, rules and regulations
Mar 13, 2024 · The Code of Points was introduced in 2006 to allow for a more open-ended scoring system. It removed the 'Perfect 10' (earned by a 10.0 ...
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Bowling Lingo - PBA
To a professional bowler, a 200 game. PERFECT GAME. A game of all strikes--twelve strikes in a row--resulting in bowling's maximum score of 300. PICKET FENCE.
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Feature: The perils of winning the first set 6-0 - Tennis Majors
Aug 17, 2021 · Winning a set 6-0 is the most dominant scoreline a tennis player can achieve, a clear indication of their superiority over an opponent. But ...Missing: perfect | Show results with:perfect<|separator|>
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What Pitcher Has The Most Perfect Games | StatMuse
20 pitchers are tied for the most career perfect games, with 1. The first three are Domingo Germán, Dallas Braden and Philip Humber.<|control11|><|separator|>
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Women's Cricket World Cup: Jemimah Rodrigues scores stunning ...
Oct 30, 2025 · Jemimah Rodrigues scores unbeaten 127 off 134 as India chase record 339 to beat Australia and reach final; hosts will face South Africa as ...
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Open Principles of Microeconomics - 8. Perfect Competition
Firms are in perfect competition when the following conditions occur: (1) many firms produce identical products; (2) many buyers are available to buy the ...
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[PDF] A Perfect Hash Function Generator 1 Introduction 2 Static Search ...
Perfect hash functions are a time and space efficient imple- mentation of static search sets. A static search set is an ab-.
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