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# solvers.SensitivitySolver { #mlsysim.solvers.SensitivitySolver }
```python
solvers.SensitivitySolver()
```
Identifies the binding constraint via numerical sensitivity analysis (Wall 21).
This solver computes numerical partial derivatives of performance
with respect to hardware parameters to identify the 'binding constraint.'
Literature Source:
1. Williams et al. (2009), "Roofline Model."
2. Ofenbeck et al. (2014), "Applying the Roofline Model."
## Methods
| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [solve](#mlsysim.solvers.SensitivitySolver.solve) | Solves for sensitivities and identifies the binding constraint. |
### solve { #mlsysim.solvers.SensitivitySolver.solve }
```python
solvers.SensitivitySolver.solve(
model,
hardware,
precision='fp16',
perturbation_pct=10.0,
efficiency=0.5,
)
```
Solves for sensitivities and identifies the binding constraint.