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penalty function

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penalty function [′pen·əl·tē ‚fəŋk·shən]
(mathematics)
A function used in treating maxima and minima problems subject to constraints.


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The penalty function is increasing and convex in the magnitude of the lie,
The cm3520 features password protection, hard disk erase, random erase formatting, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption for LDAP Servers, and a security penalty function that prevents unauthorized access.
Second, Oljaca, Keeler, and Dorfman (1998) empirically examine a penalty function for water quality enforcement and find that penalties are higher for major violations.
 
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