 temp_reduction, number_iterations, scale_factor, automatic_scaling, verbose)</b> </a></td></tr>
<tr valign=top ><td ><a href="#4"><b class='cmd'>call get_next_step( params, range, x, value, task</b> </a></td></tr>
<tr valign=top ><td ><a href="#5"><b class='cmd'>call find_minimum( params, range, x, func, value )</b> </a></td></tr>
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<h2><a name="description">DESCRIPTION</a></h2>
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The <em>simulated_annealing</em> module allows you to find the minimum
of an arbitrary func