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An `!emergent algorithm`! is an `F33f`_`[algorithm`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Algorithm]`_`f that exhibits `F33f`_`[emergent behavior`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Emergence]`_`f. In essence an emergent algorithm implements a set of simple `*building block`* behaviors that when combined exhibit more complex behaviors. One example of this is the implementation of `F33f`_`[fuzzy`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Fuzzy_logic]`_`f motion controllers used to adapt robot movement in response to environmental obstacles.`:cite-ref-1[`F5bf`_`[1`#cite-note-1]`_`f]
An `!emergent algorithm`! has the following characteristics:
• it achieves predictable global effects
• it does not require global visibility
• it does not assume any kind of centralized control
• it is `F33f`_`[self-stabilizing`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Self-stabilization]`_`f
Other examples of emergent algorithms and models include `F33f`_`[cellular automata`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Cellular_automata]`_`f,`:cite-ref-2[`F5bf`_`[2`#cite-note-2]`_`f] `F33f`_`[artificial neural networks`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Artificial_neural_networks]`_`f and `F33f`_`[swarm intelligence`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Swarm_intelligence]`_`f systems (`F33f`_`[ant colony optimization`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Ant_colony_optimization]`_`f, `F33f`_`[bees algorithm`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Bees_algorithm]`_`f, etc.).
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• `F0af`_`[See also`#see-also]`_`f
• `F0af`_`[References`#references]`_`f
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>>See also
• `F33f`_`[Emergence`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Emergence]`_`f
• `F33f`_`[Evolutionary computation`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Evolutionary_computation]`_`f
• `F33f`_`[Fuzzy logic`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Fuzzy_logic]`_`f
• `F33f`_`[Genetic algorithm`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Genetic_algorithm]`_`f
• `F33f`_`[Heuristic`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Heuristic]`_`f
>>References
`:cite-note-1`!1.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-1]`_`f Emergent behaviors of a fuzzy sensory-motor controller evolved by genetic algorithm, Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on (Volume: 31, Issue: 6)
`:cite-note-2`!2.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-2]`_`f `:citerefbrunner2002`aBrunner, Klaus A. (2002). "What's emergent in Emergent Computing?" (PDF). `*Cybernetics and Systems 2002: Proceedings of the 16th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research`*. Vol. 1. Vienna. pp. 189–192. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
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