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slack variables

slack variables is the plural of slack variable.

Meaning of slack variable

Noun

slack variable (plural slack variables)

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

Questions about slack variables

What is slack variables the plural of?
Slack variables is the plural of slack variable.

Words near slack variables in the dictionary

  1. slack suits
  2. slack tub
  3. slack tubs
  4. slack up
  5. slack variable
  6. slack variables
  7. slack-ass
  8. slack-handed
  9. slack-handedness
  10. slack-jawed
  11. slack-key

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