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TheFuzz v0.5.0 TheFuzz.Similarity.NGram View Source

This module contains functions to calculate the ngram distance between two given strings based on this paper

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Functions

compare(a, b)

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

compare(a, b, ngram_size)

Calculates the ngram similarity between two given strings with a specified ngram size

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compare(a, b) View Source

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

Examples 

iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.NGram.compare("context", "contact")
0.5
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.NGram.compare("ht", "nacht")
0.25
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compare(a, b, ngram_size) View Source

Calculates the ngram similarity between two given strings with a specified ngram size

Examples 

iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.NGram.compare("night", "naght", 3)
0.3333333333333333
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.NGram.compare("context", "contact", 1)
0.7142857142857143