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<h3 class="section">35.2 Caveats</h3>
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<p><a name="index-Multimin_002c-caveats-2218"></a>
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Note that the minimization algorithms can only search for one local
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minimum at a time. When there are several local minima in the search
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area, the first minimum to be found will be returned; however it is
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difficult to predict which of the minima this will be. In most cases,
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no error will be reported if you try to find a local minimum in an area
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where there is more than one.
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<p>It is also important to note that the minimization algorithms find local
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minima; there is no way to determine whether a minimum is a global
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minimum of the function in question.