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Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithm
Could somebody please explain the difference between these 2?
Is Neural Network a general term and GA more specific? How exactly do they differ please?
Thank you,
Is Neural Network a general term and GA more specific? How exactly do they differ please?
Thank you,
This is a C++ forum but...
No. Better read something first...
The difference is quite big. NN are about training weights of elements of those networks (supposedly in human brains too) and later using them for recognizing unknown samples. GA are about maintaining a large pool of solutions for the same problem, most capable of which get combined and are kept (think of evolution).
I was once considering to work on GA applied to fluid flow computing, but it turned out to be a hell of a task for almost whatever computer, so I abandoned that idea. I'm sure you can find many applications of NN, just like GA etc etc etc, just find!
| Is Neural Network a general term and GA more specific? |
No. Better read something first...
The difference is quite big. NN are about training weights of elements of those networks (supposedly in human brains too) and later using them for recognizing unknown samples. GA are about maintaining a large pool of solutions for the same problem, most capable of which get combined and are kept (think of evolution).
I was once considering to work on GA applied to fluid flow computing, but it turned out to be a hell of a task for almost whatever computer, so I abandoned that idea. I'm sure you can find many applications of NN, just like GA etc etc etc, just find!
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