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package org.apache.commons.math3.optimization;

import org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.DifferentiableMultivariateFunction;

This interface represents an optimization algorithm for scalar differentiable objective functions. Optimization algorithms find the input point set that either maximize or minimize an objective function.
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Deprecated:As of 3.1 (to be removed in 4.0).
Since:2.0
/** * This interface represents an optimization algorithm for * {@link DifferentiableMultivariateFunction scalar differentiable objective * functions}. * Optimization algorithms find the input point set that either {@link GoalType * maximize or minimize} an objective function. * * @see MultivariateOptimizer * @see DifferentiableMultivariateVectorOptimizer * * @deprecated As of 3.1 (to be removed in 4.0). * @since 2.0 */
@Deprecated public interface DifferentiableMultivariateOptimizer extends BaseMultivariateOptimizer<DifferentiableMultivariateFunction> {}