Dakota Reference Manual: continuous_state

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continuous_state

State variable - continuous

## Topics

This keyword is related to the topics:

- state_variables
- continuous_variables

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): INTEGER

Default: No continuous state variables

Child Keywords:

| Required/Optional | Description of Group | Dakota Keyword | Dakota Keyword Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| Optional | initial_state | Initial values for variables
| Optional | lower_bounds | Specify minimum values
| Optional | upper_bounds | Specify maximium values
| Optional | descriptors | Labels for the variables

## Description

Continuous state variables are defined by bounds.

Default behavior for most methods is that only the initial_state values are used.

See the state_variables page for details on the behavior of state variables.