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# MATPARTITIONINGPARMETIS
Creates a partitioning context via the external package PARMETIS. Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***part -*** the partitioning context



## Options Database Key

- ***-mat_partitioning_parmetis_coarse_sequential -*** use sequential PARMETIS coarse partitioner





## Note
See https://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~karypis/metis/


## See Also
 `MatPartitioningSetType()`, `MatPartitioningType`, `MatPartitioningParmetisSetCoarseSequential()`, `MatPartitioningParmetisSetRepartition()`,
`MatPartitioningParmetisGetEdgeCut()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/partition/impls/pmetis/pmetis.c.html#MATPARTITIONINGPARMETIS">src/mat/partition/impls/pmetis/pmetis.c</A>


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