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3C     P A C K A G E  :    SNLS1E
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5C  THIS PACKAGE SOLVES NON LINEAR LEAST SQUARES PROBLEMS.
6C  THAT IS, MINIMIZING A SUM OF SQUARES OF M NONLINEAR FUNCTIONS
7C  OF N VARIABLES.  IN ADDITION THE PACKAGE USES SOME PROGRAMS
8C  FOR SOLVING A SYSTEM OF NON LINEAR EQUATIONS WHICH CAN BE USED
9C  INDEPENDENTLY.
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11C  THE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS ARE:
12C   SNLS1E    EASY TO USE NON LINEAR LEAST SQUARES MINIMIZER.
13C   SNLS1     GENERAL (FLEXIBLE) NON LINEAR LEAST SQUARES MINIMIZER.
14C   SNSQE     EASY TO USE NON LINEAR EQUATION SOLVER.
15C   SNSQ      GENERAL (FLEXIBLE) NON LINEAR EQUATION SOLVER.
16C                BOTH SNSQE AND SNSQ USE LEVENBERG-MARQUART METHOD.
17C   SOS       EASY TO USE NON LINEAR EQUATION SOLVER (BROWN'S METHOD).
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19C   SEE INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS.
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