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Memetic computing
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<p>Memetic computing is a novel computational paradigm that incorporates the notion of <a href="/facts/Meme/65Qsyhak">meme</a>(s) as basic units of transferable information encoded in computational representations for boosting the performance of artificial evolutionary systems in the domain of search and <a href="/facts/Optimization/oRn8Iv5I">optimization</a>. </p><p>The term memetic computing is often unassumingly misinterpreted to mean the same thing as <a href="/facts/Memetic_algorithms/m1oMttra">memetic algorithms</a> (MAs) that typically hybridize population-based global search algorithms with one or more local search schemes. Notably, memetic computing offers a much broader scope, perpetuating the idea of memes into concepts that pave the way towards simultaneous problem learning and optimization approaches. </p>