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multi_step
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Examine trial step around successful new point


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**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* None


**Description**


The ``multi_step`` case examines each trial step in the pattern in
turn.  If a successful step is found, the pattern search continues
examining trial steps about this new point.  In this manner, the
effects of multiple successful steps are cumulative within a single
iteration.  This option does not support any parallelism and will
result in a serial pattern