.. _method-moga-replacement_type-below_limit:

"""""""""""
below_limit
"""""""""""


Limit number of designs dominating those kept


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   method-moga-replacement_type-below_limit-shrinkage_fraction


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* REAL

- *Default:* 6


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword         | Dakota Keyword Description                    |
|                         | Group              |                        |                                               |
+=========================+====================+========================+===============================================+
| Optional                                     | `shrinkage_fraction`__ | Decrease the population size by a percentage  |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

.. __: method-moga-replacement_type-below_limit-shrinkage_fraction.html



**Description**


The ``below_limit`` replacement will only keep designs that are
dominated by fewer than a limiting number of other designs.


