.. _method-multilevel_sampling-convergence_tolerance_type:

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convergence_tolerance_type
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 Select absolute or relative convergence tolerance



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   method-multilevel_sampling-convergence_tolerance_type-relative
   method-multilevel_sampling-convergence_tolerance_type-absolute


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* None

- *Default:* relative


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword     | Dakota Keyword Description                  |
|                         | Group              |                    |                                             |
+=========================+====================+====================+=============================================+
| Required (Choose One)   | Convergence        | `relative`__       | Use a relative converge criterion.          |
|                         | tolerance type     +--------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|                         |                    | `absolute`__       | Absolute value for the convergence          |
|                         |                    |                    | tolerance.                                  |
+-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------+

.. __: method-multilevel_sampling-convergence_tolerance_type-relative.html
__ method-multilevel_sampling-convergence_tolerance_type-absolute.html



**Description**



Sets the type of the convergence tolerance: ``absolute`` or ``relative``.

**Default Behavior:** ``relative``