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What is hierarchical genetic algorithm?
Updated May 16, 2026
Short answer
A hierarchical GA organizes populations or genes into multiple levels of structure.
Deep explanation
Hierarchical GA introduces multiple layers of evolution, such as subpopulations evolving locally and higher-level evolution controlling global structure. This improves scalability and allows decomposition of complex problems.
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