Nonlinear programming

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In mathematics, nonlinear programming (NLP) is the process of minimization or maximization of a function of a set of real variables, while simultaneously satisfying a set of equalities and inequalities, collectively known as constraints, where some of the constraints or the objective function are nonlinear.