Genetic Algorithm - Definition

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What is a Genetic Algorithm?

It’s a procedure inspired in biologic evolution (Charles Darwin), programmed in computers, and oriented to produce solutions for problems that have been difficult to solve with classical approaches.

From that general definition we may find other specific proposals and names like Evolutionary Algorithms, Evolution Strategies, and Genetic Programming. They all have their origin on the concepts expressed by Nils Aall Barricelli (1954), and John Holland (1970).

Even if the title may suggest a rigid defined sequence of tasks, the real importance lies in the basic concepts associated with this topic.

Once we have understood and have made some reflections about these basic concepts, we are able to program them in our own algorithm, use them with other Artificial Intelligence’s concepts, or combine them with other classic methods.