Schema (genetic algorithms): Difference between revisions

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A '''schema''' is a template in [[computer science]] used in the field of [[genetic algorithm]]s that identifies a [[subset]] of strings with similarities at certain string positions. Schemata are a special case of [[cylinder set]]s; and so form a [[topological space]].<ref name="Holland1">{{cite book|last=Holland |title=Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems|year=1992|edition=reprint|publisher=The MIT Press|author=Holland, John Henry |ISBN=9780472084609 |URL=http://books.google.com/books/about/Adaptation_in_natural_and_artificial_sys.html?id=JE5RAAAAMAAJ |deadurl=no |accessdate=1322 JulyApril 20102014}}</ref>

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