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Genetic Algorithm

A set of instructions that is applied to a problem and then tested to determine how well the instructions meet established performance criteria. Instruction sets that perform poorly are discarded, while instructions that perform well are preserved and mutated for a new trial. The process is repeated until a satisfactory algorithm is found. Genetic algorithms are designed to mimic the process of natural selection.

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