ml-distance/src/distances/sorensen.ts

Distance and similarity functions to compare vectors

import { NumberArray } from 'cheminfo-types';

/**
 *Returns the Sorensen distance between vectors a and b
 * @link [Sorensen algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8rensen%E2%80%93Dice_coefficient)
 * @param a - first vector
 * @param b - second vector
 *
 */
export default function sorensen(a: NumberArray, b: NumberArray): number {
  let up = 0;
  let down = 0;
  for (let i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
    up += Math.abs(a[i] - b[i]);
    down += a[i] + b[i];
  }
  return up / down;
}