to be used in binary encoded optimizations;</p></dd>

    <dt><code>names</code></dt>
<dd><p>a vector of character strings providing the names of decision variables (optional);</p></dd>

    <dt><code>popSize</code></dt>
<dd><p>the population size;</p></dd>

    <dt><code>numIslands</code></dt>
<dd><p>the number of islands;</p></dd>

    <dt><code>migrationRate</code></dt>
<dd><p>the migration rate;</p></dd>

    <dt><code>migrationInterval</code></dt>
<dd><p>the migration interval;</p></dd>

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