Slack Variable

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Description

To solve an LP problem using the simplex method, Solver temporarily turns all inequality constraints into equality constraints by adding one new variable from each greater than or equal to constraint. The new variables used to create equality constraints are called slack variables.

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Wikipedia Reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack variable

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