.. _method-coliny_pattern_search-exploratory_moves:

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exploratory_moves
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Exploratory moves selection


.. toctree::
   :hidden:
   :maxdepth: 1

   method-coliny_pattern_search-exploratory_moves-multi_step
   method-coliny_pattern_search-exploratory_moves-adaptive_pattern
   method-coliny_pattern_search-exploratory_moves-basic_pattern


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* None

- *Default:* basic_pattern


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword       | Dakota Keyword Description                  |
|                         | Group              |                      |                                             |
+=========================+====================+======================+=============================================+
| Required (Choose One)   | Exploration Mode   | `multi_step`__       | Examine trial step around successful new    |
|                         |                    |                      | point                                       |
|                         |                    +----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|                         |                    | `adaptive_pattern`__ | Adaptively rescale search directions        |
|                         |                    +----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|                         |                    | `basic_pattern`__    | Use the same search pattern every iteration |
+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+

.. __: method-coliny_pattern_search-exploratory_moves-multi_step.html
__ method-coliny_pattern_search-exploratory_moves-adaptive_pattern.html
__ method-coliny_pattern_search-exploratory_moves-basic_pattern.html



**Description**


The ``exploratory_moves`` specification controls how the search pattern
is adapted. (The search pattern can be adapted after an improving
trial point is found, or after all trial points in a search pattern
have been found to be unimproving points.)  The following exploratory
moves selections are supported by SCOLIB: