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# MatFDColoringSetParameters

Sets the parameters for the sparse approximation of a Jacobian matrix using finite differences.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscmat.h"
    PetscErrorCode MatFDColoringSetParameters(MatFDColoring matfd,PetscReal error,PetscReal umin)

Logically Collective on MatFDColoring

The Jacobian is estimated with the differencing approximation

           F'(u)_{:,i} = [F(u+h*dx_{i}) - F(u)]/h where
           htype = 'ds':
             h = error_rel*u[i]                 if  abs(u[i]) > umin
               = +/- error_rel*umin             otherwise, with +/- determined by the sign of u[i]
             dx_{i} = (0, ... 1, .... 0)

           htype = 'wp':
             h = error_rel * sqrt(1 + ||u||)

### Input Parameters

| coloring | - the coloring context
| error_rel | - relative error
| umin | - minimum allowable u-value magnitude

### See Also

MatFDColoringCreate(), MatFDColoringSetFromOptions()

### Level

advanced

### Location

src/mat/matfd/fdmatrix.c
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