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TheFuzz v0.5.0 TheFuzz.Similarity.Jaccard View Source

This module contains functions to calculate the Jaccard similarity coefficient between two given strings

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Functions

compare(a, b)

Calculates the Jaccard similarity coefficient between two given strings with a default ngram size of 2

compare(a, b, n)

Calculates the Jaccard similarity coefficient between two given strings with the specified ngram size

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compare(a, b) View Source

Calculates the Jaccard similarity coefficient between two given strings with a default ngram size of 2

Examples 

iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.Jaccard.compare("contact", "context")
0.3333333333333333
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.Jaccard.compare("ht", "hththt")
0.2
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compare(a, b, n) View Source

Calculates the Jaccard similarity coefficient between two given strings with the specified ngram size

Examples 

iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.Jaccard.compare("contact", "context", 3)
0.25
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.Jaccard.compare("contact", "context", 1)
0.5555555555555556