Yes, a GA with a population size of one is in essence trying to solve a problem by throwing a dice over and over again. This is usually not how an evolutionary algorithm works. At the very least, you should be able to seperate the best individuals from a population by applying selection criteria. With a population of one, there is nothing left to compare with.Reign-Mack said:I population of 1 and only mutuation as the operator sounds like chaos, which may take a very long time to converge!