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local_balance_parameter
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Tolerance for whether a subregion is worth dividing


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**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* REAL

- *Default:* 1.e-8


**Description**


See parent page.
The ``local_balance_parameter`` provides a tolerance for estimating
whether the smallest subregion can provide a sufficient decrease to be
worth subdividing; the default value is a small value that is suitable
for most applications.