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Global Minimum

Optimization · Level 2 of 5

Global Minimum

A feasible point whose objective is no larger than any other feasible point's.

There may be multiple global minimizers.

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The lowest valley over the entire allowed region is found.

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Global Minimum. A feasible point whose objective is no larger than any other feasible point's. There may be multiple global minimizers. For example: The lowest valley over the entire allowed region is found.

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