Suppose there is a function f over the Rational Field. Let's assume that f is a function of 4 variables v1,v2,v3,v4. How to find the minimum value of f, when treated as a function of a single variable, for example v1 and the value of v1 at which this minimum occurs.
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Madhurima Mukhopadhyay
Senior Research Fellow
Applied Statistics Unit
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata