Fitness

In computer science, particularly in the context of software development and application performance, „Fitness“ often refers to a measure of how well a particular solution or algorithm meets specified criteria or objectives. It is commonly used in fields like evolutionary algorithms, where the fitness of an individual or a candidate solution is determined by its ability to solve a problem or fulfill the requirements of an optimization task. The fitness score is typically computed based on predefined performance metrics relevant to the task at hand. Solutions are then selected for reproduction, mutation, or further development based on their fitness, facilitating an evolutionary approach to finding optimal or satisfactory solutions. In this context, higher fitness indicates better performance or suitability for a given problem.