Monotonic constraints in boosting are used when:

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Domain requires predictions to move only one way as a feature increases (e.g., risk scores) — Monotonic constraints encode domain rules like 'risk shouldn't fall as debt rises.'

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You want unconstrained wild fits always

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You lack labels

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You only do clustering

Monotonic constraints in boosting are used when:

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