A feasible solution is a local minimum if there are no other feasible solutions with a
A)smaller objective function value in the immediate neighborhood.
B)same objective function value in the immediate neighborhood.
C)set of points defining the minimum possible risk in the entire feasible region.
D)same objective function value in the entire feasible region.

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A local minimum is a feasible solution that has the smallest objective function value in the immediate neighborhood, meaning that any nearby feasible solutions have a larger objective function value. This does not necessarily mean that there are no other feasible solutions with smaller objective function values in other areas of the feasible region.

A Feasible Solution Is a Local Minimum If There Are