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string distance

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several metrics that represent the degree of similarity between two strings of characters, based on the smallest number of transformations that can change one into the other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

Examples

  • The string distance between 'here' and 'there' is 1 (insertion of a t).

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