About Levenshtein Distance
Levenshtein Distance (also known as Edit Distance) is a string metric to measure a difference between two strings that counts operations (insertions, deletions, and substitutions) on single character that are required to change one string to another.
Input: text. Output: a numeric value.
Format reference: Levenshtein Distance background and specification
Example
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Settings used in this example
| Parameter | Example value | Input and choices |
|---|---|---|
| Sample delimiter | "\\n" | Escape sequences such as \n, \r and \t are supported |
| Insertion cost | 1 | Number |
| Deletion cost | 1 | Number |
| Substitution cost | 1 | Number |
Input
kitten sitting
Result
3
Parameters
| Parameter | Default value | Input and choices |
|---|---|---|
| Sample delimiter | "\\n" | Escape sequences such as \n, \r and \t are supported |
| Insertion cost | 1 | Number |
| Deletion cost | 1 | Number |
| Substitution cost | 1 | Number |
Before interpreting the result
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How to use this page
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