levenshtein_distance: Calculate Levenshtein distance
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Description
Usage
Arguments
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Value
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Examples
Description
Calculate Levenshtein distance for two strings str_1 and str_2
Usage
1
levenshtein_distance(str_1, str_2)
Arguments
str_1
first string for calculating the distance
str_2
second string for calculating the distance
Details
The Levenshtein distance is the minimum number of operations required to
transform one string into another. Operation is defined as either an
insertion, deletion or substitution.
Value
the Levenshtein distance between the specified strings
Author(s)
Daniel Rodriguez Perez
References
"Levenshtein distance." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc., 27 Sep. 2015.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance>
Examples
1
levenshtein_distance('saturday', 'sunday')
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Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) References Examples
Description
Calculate Levenshtein distance for two strings str_1 and str_2
Usage
1 | levenshtein_distance(str_1, str_2)
|
Arguments
str_1 |
first string for calculating the distance |
str_2 |
second string for calculating the distance |
Details
The Levenshtein distance is the minimum number of operations required to transform one string into another. Operation is defined as either an insertion, deletion or substitution.
Value
the Levenshtein distance between the specified strings
Author(s)
Daniel Rodriguez Perez
References
"Levenshtein distance." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 27 Sep. 2015. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance>
Examples
1 | levenshtein_distance('saturday', 'sunday')
|
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