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Unbounded optimal solution

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A solution to a constrained optimization problem in which the objective function value can be shown to increase (or decrease) without bound on the feasible region. A real world problem whose mathematical model exhibits an unbounded optimal solution must have an incorrect formulation.

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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Unbounded optimal solution . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_1081

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