Stochastic optimization

Stochastic optimization (SO) methods are optimization methods that generate and use random variables. For stochastic problems, the random variables appear in the formulation of the optimization problem itself, which involves random objective functions or random constraints. Stochastic optimization methods also include methods with random iterates. Some stochastic optimization methods use random iterates to solve stochastic problems, combining both meanings of stochastic optimization.[1] Stochastic optimization methods generalize deterministic methods for deterministic problems.

  1. ^ Spall, J. C. (2003). Introduction to Stochastic Search and Optimization. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-33052-3.

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