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Soft computing is a set of
Soft computing is a set of algorithms
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm () is a finite sequence of rigorous instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific problems or to perform a computation. Algorithms are used as specifications for performing ...
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including neural networks, fuzzy logic, and evolutionary algorithm
In computational intelligence (CI), an evolutionary algorithm (EA) is a subset of evolutionary computation, a generic population-based metaheuristic optimization algorithm. An EA uses mechanisms inspired by biological evolution, such as reproduct ...
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These algorithms are tolerant of imprecision, uncertainty, partial truth and approximation.
It is contrasted with hard computing: algorithms which find provably correct and optimal
Mathematical optimization (alternatively spelled ''optimisation'') or mathematical programming is the selection of a best element, with regard to some criterion, from some set of available alternatives. It is generally divided into two subfi ...
solutions to problems.
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History
The theory and techniques related to soft computing were first introduced in 1980s. The term "soft computing" was coined by Lotfi A. Zadeh.See also
* Emergence * Synthetic intelligence *Watson (computer)
IBM Watson is a question-answering computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language, developed in IBM's DeepQA project by a research team led by principal investigator David Ferrucci. Watson was named after IBM's founder ...
Notable journals
* ''Soft Computing'' *''Applied Soft Computing''References
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