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PerformanceGoal

PerformanceGoal
is an option for plotting and various other algorithmic functions that specifies what aspect of performance to try to optimize with Automatic settings for options.

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Different settings for PerformanceGoal effectively change the meaning of Automatic for other options. Any explicit option setting is not affected by PerformanceGoal.

Typical settings for PerformanceGoal include:

	"Quality"	optimize for quality of final results
	"Speed"	optimize for speed of getting results

The typical default setting for PerformanceGoal is $PerformanceGoal.

Basic Examples (2)

PerformanceGoal usually uses different settings when Manipulate controls are active:

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Compare the results for each setting of PerformanceGoal:

Properties & Relations (1)

Method MaxRecursion EvaluationMonitor StepMonitor SystemOptions

Plotting Options

Time Measurement & Optimization

Tuning & Debugging

New in 6.0: Graphics & Visualization Options

New in 6.0: Visualization & Graphics

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