abstract = "In this paper a novel approach to performing
classification is presented. Discriminant functions are
constructed by combining selected features from the
feature set with simple mathematical functions such as
+ - times divide max min. These discriminant functions
are capable of forming nonlinear discontinuous
hypersurfaces. For multimodal data more than one
discriminant function maybe combined with logical
operators before classification is performed. An
algorithm capable of making decisions as to whether a
combination of discriminant functions is needed to
classify a data sample, or whether a single
discriminant function will suffice, is developed. The
algorithms used to perform classification are not
written by a human. The algorithms are learnt, or
rather evolved, using Evolutionary Computing
techniques.",