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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Nonlinear | * [[Nonlinear programming]] | ||
* [[Function minimization]] | * [[Function minimization]] | ||
* [[Linear | * [[Linear programming]] | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 13 November 2007
In mathematics, the term optimization refers to study of problems in which one seeks for a minimum or a maximum of a real function within a given allowed set. This problem can be presented in the following way:
- Given: a function f : A R from some set A to the real numbers
- Find: an element x0 in A such that f(x0) ≤ f(x) for all x in A (minimization") or such that f(x0) ≥ f(x) for all x in A (maximization).
