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genetic algorithm

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genetic algorithm

Summary

genetic algorithm is an algorithm[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,381 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • genetic algorithm's instance of is recorded as algorithm[3].
  • genetic algorithm is a type of informed search algorithm[4].
  • genetic algorithm is a type of evolutionary algorithm[5].
  • genetic algorithm is a type of machine learning method[6].
  • genetic algorithm is used for optimization[7].
  • 1975 marks the founding of genetic algorithm[8].
  • genetic algorithm's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Genetic algorithms[9].

Why It Matters

genetic algorithm ranks in the top 6% of algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,381 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zhihu topic id → 19555677
    Dewey decimal classification → 005.1, 519.62, 006.3823
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → technology/genetic-algorithm
    Mesh descriptor id → D000098434
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