division

Determine how rectangles are subdivided

Specification

  • Alias: None

  • Arguments: None

  • Default: major_dimension

Child Keywords:

Required/Optional

Description of Group

Dakota Keyword

Dakota Keyword Description

Required (Choose One)

Divide Along

major_dimension

(default) Longest edge of subregion is subdivided

all_dimensions

All dimensions are simultaneously subdivided

Description

The division specification determines how DIRECT subdivides each subregion of the search space.

If division is set to major_dimension, then the dimension representing the longest edge of the subregion is subdivided (this is the default). If division is set to all_dimensions, then all dimensions are simultaneously subdivided.