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arXiv AI By Artem Andrianov (Cyntegrity Germany GmbH, Hofheim am Taunus, Germany)

Evolutional Math: Cross-Validated Island-Model Genetic Programming for Interpretable Symbolic Regression on Small, Wide Datasets

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arXiv:2606. 28381v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Symbolic regression via genetic programming routinely fails on small, wide datasets - a regime common in clinical-trial monitoring, biostatistics, and engineering pilot studies - by converging on bloated, overfit expressions that exploit correlation rather than prediction.

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