Dakota Reference Manual: mutation_rate

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mutation_rate

Set probability of a mutation

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): REAL

Default: 0.08

## Description

All mutation types have a `mutation_rate`, which controls the number of mutations performed. For `replace_uniform` and all the `offset_*` types, the number of mutations performed is the product of `mutation_rate` and `population_size`. For `bit_random`, it's the product of the `mutation_rate`, number of design variables, and population size