string distances
string distances is the plural of string distance.
Meaning of string distance
Noun
string distance (plural string distances)
- 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.
- The string distance between 'here' and 'there' is 1 (insertion of a t).
- Synonyms:
- edit distance
Questions about string distances
- What is string distances the plural of?
- String distances is the plural of string distance.
Words near string distances in the dictionary
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