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Multiplier for the penalty function


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**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* 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.


