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Hunt For Local Maxima, Minima, Plateau

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from Hunt For Local Maxima, Minima, Plateau by Michael Chan
Illustrates identification of local maxima, minima or plateau, for exit criteria for long processes.

determineProclivity( currentInput, previousInput ) 
function proclivity = determineProclivity( currentInput, previousInput )
%DETERMINEPROCLIVITY determine plateau, acclivity, declivity

proclivityModes = {'plateau', 'ascent', 'descent'};

if (currentInput == previousInput)
    proclivity = proclivityModes(1);
elseif (currentInput > previousInput)
    proclivity = proclivityModes(2);
else % 
    proclivity = proclivityModes(3);
end

proclivity = char(proclivity);

end

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