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constraint_penalty

Multiplier for the penalty function

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): REAL

Default: 1.0

## Description

The `merit_function` fitness assessor uses an exterior penalty function formulation to penalize infeasible designs. The specification allows the input of a `constraint_penalty` which is the multiplier to use on the constraint violations.