is an option for various algorithmic and presentational functions that specifies what aspect of performance to try to optimize with Automatic settings for options.
PerformanceGoal
is an option for various algorithmic and presentational functions that specifies what aspect of performance to try to optimize with Automatic settings for options.
Details
- Different settings for PerformanceGoal effectively change the meaning of Automatic for other options. Any explicit option setting is not affected by PerformanceGoal .
- Typical settings for PerformanceGoal include:
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"Quality" optimize for quality of final results"Speed" optimize for speed of getting results
- The typical default setting for PerformanceGoal is $PerformanceGoal .
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (2)
PerformanceGoal usually uses different settings when Manipulate controls are active:
Compare the results for each setting of PerformanceGoal :
Properties & Relations (1)
By default, PerformanceGoal is set to $PerformanceGoal :
$PerformanceGoal is effectively ControlActive ["Speed","Quality"]:
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), PerformanceGoal, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PerformanceGoal.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "PerformanceGoal." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PerformanceGoal.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). PerformanceGoal. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PerformanceGoal.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_performancegoal, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PerformanceGoal}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PerformanceGoal.html}", note=[Accessed: 17-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_performancegoal, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PerformanceGoal}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PerformanceGoal.html}, note=[Accessed: 17-November-2025]}