# MatFDColoringSetParameters

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

### Synopsis

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

Collective on MatFDColoring

The Jacobian is estimated with the differencing approximation

           F'(u)_{:,i} = [F(u+h*dx_{i}) - F(u)]/h where
           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)

### Input Parameters

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

### Keywords

Mat, finite differences, coloring, set, parameters

### See Also

MatFDColoringCreate()

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Location:src/mat/matfd/fdmatrix.c
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