No-Free-Lunch Theorems state, roughly speaking, that the performance of all search algorithms is the same when averaged over all possible objective functions. This fact was precisely formulated for the first time in a now famous paper by Wolpert and Macready, and then subsequently refined and extended by several authors, usually in the context of a set of functions with finite domain and codomain. Recently, Auger and Teytaud have studied the situation for continuum domains. In this paper we provide another approach, which is simpler, requires less assumptions, relates the discrete and continuum cases, and we believe that clarifies the role of the cardinality and structure of the domain
We extend previous results concerning Black-Box search algorithms, presenting new theoretical tools ...
It is often claimed that Evolutionary Algorithms are superior to other optimization techniques, in p...
Function optimisation is a major challenge in computer science. The No Free Lunch theorems state tha...
Wolpert and Macready’s No Free Lunch theorem proves that no search algorithm is better than any othe...
Abstract — The No-Free-Lunch (NFL) Theorem provides a fundamental limit governing all optimization/s...
We show that all algorithms that search for an extremum of a cost function per-form exactly the same...
International audienceThis paper analyses extensions of No-Free-Lunch (NFL) theorems to countably in...
International audienceThis paper investigates extensions of No Free Lunch (NFL) theorems to countabl...
The No-Free-Lunch (NFL) Theorem provides a fundamental limit governing all optimization/search algor...
AbstractThe No-Free-Lunch theorem states that there does not exist a genuine general-purpose optimiz...
This letter discusses the recent paper "Some technical remarks on the proof of the 'No Free Lunch' t...
The No Free Lunch (NFL) theorem for search and optimisation states that averaged across all possible...
Abstract. In sequential, deterministic, non-redundant search the algorithm permutes a test function ...
We extend previous results concerning Black-Box search algorithms, presenting new theoretical tools ...
[...] Thus not only our reason fails us in the discovery of the ultimate connexion of causes and eff...
We extend previous results concerning Black-Box search algorithms, presenting new theoretical tools ...
It is often claimed that Evolutionary Algorithms are superior to other optimization techniques, in p...
Function optimisation is a major challenge in computer science. The No Free Lunch theorems state tha...
Wolpert and Macready’s No Free Lunch theorem proves that no search algorithm is better than any othe...
Abstract — The No-Free-Lunch (NFL) Theorem provides a fundamental limit governing all optimization/s...
We show that all algorithms that search for an extremum of a cost function per-form exactly the same...
International audienceThis paper analyses extensions of No-Free-Lunch (NFL) theorems to countably in...
International audienceThis paper investigates extensions of No Free Lunch (NFL) theorems to countabl...
The No-Free-Lunch (NFL) Theorem provides a fundamental limit governing all optimization/search algor...
AbstractThe No-Free-Lunch theorem states that there does not exist a genuine general-purpose optimiz...
This letter discusses the recent paper "Some technical remarks on the proof of the 'No Free Lunch' t...
The No Free Lunch (NFL) theorem for search and optimisation states that averaged across all possible...
Abstract. In sequential, deterministic, non-redundant search the algorithm permutes a test function ...
We extend previous results concerning Black-Box search algorithms, presenting new theoretical tools ...
[...] Thus not only our reason fails us in the discovery of the ultimate connexion of causes and eff...
We extend previous results concerning Black-Box search algorithms, presenting new theoretical tools ...
It is often claimed that Evolutionary Algorithms are superior to other optimization techniques, in p...
Function optimisation is a major challenge in computer science. The No Free Lunch theorems state tha...