 ##  [Optimal Transport Theory](/index.php/optimal-transport-theory) 

  ##  [Optimal Transport Theory](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/optimal-transport-theory-0) 

  
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Definition

A mathematical framework that selects the most efficient way to move mass from one probability measure to another on a given space, minimizing a prescribed cost functional over couplings or maps (Monge and Kantorovich formulations).