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transversality condition

transversality condition noun: a terminal condition on a costate variable in a, usually infinite, time optimization problem.

Noun

transversality condition (plural transversality conditions)

  1. A terminal condition on a costate variable in a, usually infinite, time optimization problem.

Forms of transversality condition

pluraltransversality conditions

Origin of transversality condition

To quote from Optimization in economics and finance : This terminal condition on λ(T) has often been called a transversality condition, for historical reasons deriving from time-optimal problems, where the (variable) time T to reach a target is minimized. In that situation, the transversality condition appears as a description of how the optimal path crosses a terminal line (graphing state against T).

Questions about transversality condition

What does transversality condition mean?
Transversality condition means a terminal condition on a costate variable in a, usually infinite, time optimization problem.
What part of speech is transversality condition?
Transversality condition is a noun.
What is the plural of transversality condition?
The plural of transversality condition is transversality conditions.

Words near transversality condition in the dictionary

  1. transverberation
  2. transversal
  3. transversalis fascia
  4. transversalities
  5. transversality
  6. transversality condition
  7. transversality conditions
  8. transversally
  9. transversals
  10. transversaria
  11. transversaries

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