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{{Short description|Branch of optimization in applied mathematics}}
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'''Continuous optimization''' is a branch of [[Optimization (mathematics)|optimization]] in [[applied mathematics]].<ref name="JeyakumarRubinov2006">{{cite book|author1=V. Jeyakumar|author2=Alexander M. Rubinov|title=Continuous Optimization: Current Trends and Modern Applications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QePsbLIwwEoC&q=%22Continuous+optimization%22|date=9 March 2006|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-0-387-26771-5}}</ref>

As opposed to [[discrete optimization]], the [[Variable (mathematics)|variables]] used in the [[objective function]] are required to be [[continuous variable]]s—that is, to be chosen from a set of [[real number|real]] values between which there are no gaps (values from [[Interval (mathematics)|interval]]s of the [[real line]]). Because of this [[continuity (mathematics)|continuity]] assumption, continuous optimization allows the use of [[calculus]] techniques.

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