Amount by which step length is rescaled
Specification
Alias: None
Arguments: REAL
Default: 0.5
Description
For pattern search methods, contraction_factor specifies the amount
by which step length is rescaled after unsuccesful iterates, must be
strictly between 0 and 1.
For methods that can expand the step length, the expansion is 1/ contraction_factor
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