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{{alias}}( s1, s2 )
Calculates the Levenshtein (edit) distance between two input strings.
Parameters
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s1: string
First input string.
s2: string
Second input string.
Returns
-------
dist: number
Levenshtein (edit) distance between two strings.
Examples
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> var dist = {{alias}}( 'algorithm', 'altruistic' )
6
> dist = {{alias}}( 'elephant', 'hippo' )
7
> dist = {{alias}}( 'javascript', 'typescript' )
4
> dist = {{alias}}( 'levenshtein', 'leviathan' )
6
> dist = {{alias}}( 'sacrifice', 'paradise' )
5
See Also
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