Source code for gemseo.utils.derivatives.approximation_modes

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"""The approximation modes."""

from __future__ import annotations

from strenum import StrEnum




class ApproximationMode(StrEnum):
    """The approximation derivation modes."""

    COMPLEX_STEP = "complex_step"
    """The complex step method used to approximate the Jacobians by perturbing each
    variable with a small complex number."""

    FINITE_DIFFERENCES = "finite_differences"
    """The finite differences method used to approximate the Jacobians by perturbing
    each variable with a small real number."""

    CENTERED_DIFFERENCES = "centered_differences"
    """The centered differences method used to approximate the Jacobians by perturbing
    each variable with a small real number."""