objective function
collocation in Englishmeaningsofobjectiveandfunction
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objective
adjective
uk/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/us/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs ...
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function
noun
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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Hierarchical grouping to optimize anobjectivefunction.
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Each design preference can be regarded as anobjectivefunction.
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Minimising theobjectivefunctionspreads the resources over the network.
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In this regime, the principal'sobjectivefunctionis rather complicated.
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For every point theobjectivefunctionis calculated.
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The secondobjectivefunctionis to minimize the operating cost.
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The function is referred to as theobjectivefunction.
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The instantiation agent sets parameters by having knowledge of theobjectivefunctionand tests its own effect on the objective function at coarse increments.
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As this problem is a minimization problem, the upper index along everyobjectivefunctionof each cluster is used to constrain the upper bound of eachobjectivefunction.
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To accommodate these different possibilities, a parameter is included in the government'sobjectivefunction.
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Theobjectivefunctionis again set to minimize the number of actions.
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It may even be practical to optimize theobjectivefunctionsubject to the in-domain constraints.
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The mechanical energy of the actuators is considered for the formulation of theobjectivefunction.
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With the two indices, the optimizationobjectivefunctionfor both global stiffness and workspace is proposed.
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A sufficient condition that happens to fit our applications is the analyticity of theobjectivefunction.
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Again, theobjectivefunctionwas stable throughout the long-term operation.
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Theobjectivefunctionwas tested for its sensitivity against parametric fluctuations.
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The averageobjectivefunctionvalue was quite stable, but there were some fluctuations.
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The bestobjectivefunctionvalue in the final design list, averaged over 30 test runs each.
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A validobjectivefunctionmust be expressed by the variables of the design problem.
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For each match, we increase the value of theobjectivefunctionby one.
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It can also compute a lower bound (assuming minimisation) on theobjectivefunction.
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