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Binary Variables

See original GitHub issue

Is there a way to define (or simulate) binary variables?
Can I add a constraint that x^2=x?
Does x always have to be strictly positive? Is there an approximation?
Can the “positive constants” be 0?

My motivating usage is that at least one of two constraints over variables must hold (whichever is best for the objective). I can work the “binary” variables into the constraints and require that their sum >= 1.

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adishavitcommented, Feb 10, 2020

Thanks for all your help!

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1ozturkbecommented, Feb 10, 2020

@adishavit sorry to disappoint. But I do think that cvxpy or JuMP are more suited to address these problems, and the syntax is not so different from GPkit! Best of luck, and unless you have further questions I will close this issue.

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