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A genetic algorithm example in Erlang.

The idea behind this program is to begin with a base population of X people, and try to breed/mutate into Y ( where Y is specified on the command line ), through general selection and random mutation. Basically, what this means is that we can select the population fit to breed, and can randomly mutate the progenies formed out of the mating. Varying the parameters (like the policy with which we select the population fit to mate, or the probabiliy with which mutation occurs, leads to interesting results!)

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