LevenshteinDistance: Levenshtein distance
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LevenshteinDistance R Documentation
Levenshtein distance
Description
Counts the number of single character deletions, insertions, and substitutions
that need to be performed to turn the source string into the target string.
Usage
LevenshteinDistance(x, y)
Arguments
x, y
Strings to be compared.
Value
The Levenshtein distance between the two strings.
Author(s)
Sercan Kahveci
Examples
LevenshteinDistance("sitting","kitten")
LevenshteinDistance(c("cheese","fish"),c("child","flan"))
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Levenshtein distance
Description
Counts the number of single character deletions, insertions, and substitutions that need to be performed to turn the source string into the target string.
Usage
LevenshteinDistance(x, y)
Arguments
x, y |
Strings to be compared. |
Value
The Levenshtein distance between the two strings.
Author(s)
Sercan Kahveci
Examples
LevenshteinDistance("sitting","kitten")
LevenshteinDistance(c("cheese","fish"),c("child","flan"))
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