Discrete variables are a powerful tool in design optimization, which allow modeling of many issues that cannot be modeled with only continuous variables. Their abuse, however, deserves cautions due to the high computational expenses of discrete optimization algorithms, even with today's fast computers. Despite this difficulty, discrete variables are expected to find more use in design optimization, since they allow a "quantum leap" in design exploration and intuitive interpretations by human designers.
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