Evolutionary systems & genetic algorithms

Often rather than using standard binary numbers to represent a continuous value an encoding called Gray Code is used. Gray Code will make bit mutations result, on the average, in fewer large changes and more frequent small changes. This is illustrated in the following example coding for the integers 0 through 15.

Often rather than using standard binary numbers to represent a continuous value an encoding called Gray Code is used. Gray Code will make bit mutations result, on the average, in fewer large changes and more frequent small changes. This is illustrated in the following example coding for the integers 0 through 15.

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