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<p>An <b>emergent algorithm</b> is an <a href="Algorithm" title="Algorithm">algorithm</a> that exhibits <a href="Emergence" title="Emergence">emergent behavior</a>. In essence an emergent algorithm implements a set of simple <i>building block</i> behaviors that when combined exhibit more complex behaviors. One example of this is the implementation of <a href="Fuzzy_logic" title="Fuzzy logic">fuzzy</a> motion controllers used to adapt robot movement in response to environmental obstacles.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>An <b>emergent algorithm</b> has the following characteristics:
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<ul><li>it achieves predictable global effects</li>
<li>it does not require global visibility</li>
<li>it does not assume any kind of centralized control</li>
<li>it is <a href="Self-stabilization" title="Self-stabilization">self-stabilizing</a></li></ul>
<p>Other examples of emergent algorithms and models include <a href="Cellular_automata" class="mw-redirect" title="Cellular automata">cellular automata</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="Artificial_neural_networks" class="mw-redirect" title="Artificial neural networks">artificial neural networks</a> and <a href="Swarm_intelligence" title="Swarm intelligence">swarm intelligence</a> systems (<a href="Ant_colony_optimization" class="mw-redirect" title="Ant colony optimization">ant colony optimization</a>, <a href="Bees_algorithm" title="Bees algorithm">bees algorithm</a>, etc.).
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Emergence" title="Emergence">Emergence</a></li>
<li><a href="Evolutionary_computation" title="Evolutionary computation">Evolutionary computation</a></li>
<li><a href="Fuzzy_logic" title="Fuzzy logic">Fuzzy logic</a></li>
<li><a href="Genetic_algorithm" title="Genetic algorithm">Genetic algorithm</a></li>
<li><a href="Heuristic" title="Heuristic">Heuristic</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.97.8106&rep=rep1&type=pdf">Emergent behaviors of a fuzzy sensory-motor controller evolved by genetic algorithm</a>, Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on (Volume: 31, Issue: 6)</span>
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</style><cite id="CITEREFBrunner2002" class="citation conference cs1">Brunner, Klaus A. (2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110723104427/http://klaus.e175.net/emcsr2002.pdf">"What's emergent in Emergent Computing?"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Cybernetics and Systems 2002: Proceedings of the 16th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research</i>. Vol. 1. Vienna. pp. <span class="nowrap">189–</span>192. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://klaus.e175.net/emcsr2002.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 2011-07-23<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-02-18</span></span>.</cite></span>
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