e/Graduated optimization

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has gloss	eng: Graduated optimization is a global optimization technique that attempts to solve a difficult optimization problem by initially solving a greatly simplified problem, and progressively transforming that problem (while optimizing) until it is equivalent to the difficult optimization problem.
lexicalization	eng: graduated optimization
instance of	(noun) a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem heuristic program, heuristic rule, heuristic