slack variable

noun

In an optimization problem, a variable added to an inequality constraint to transform it into an equality.

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Meanings

nounslack variable (plural slack variables)

plural slack variables

  1. mathematicsIn an optimization problem, a variable added to an inequality constraint to transform it into an equality.

Translations

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