Evolution strategy
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| Evolutionary algorithm | 
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| Genetic algorithm (GA) | 
| Genetic programming (GP) | 
| Differential evolution | 
| Evolution strategy | 
| Evolutionary programming | 
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Evolution strategy (ES) from computer science is a subclass of evolutionary algorithms, which serves as an optimization technique. It uses the major genetic operators mutation, recombination and selection of parents.