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DISTANCIA LEVENSHTEIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Language
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Levenshtein edit distance
1, record 1, English, Levenshtein%20edit%20distance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Levenshtein distance 2, record 1, English, Levenshtein%20distance
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Levenshtein edit distance (or simply Levenshtein distance) ... between two strings is defined as the minimum number of edits needed to transform one string into the other. 1, record 1, English, - Levenshtein%20edit%20distance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Levenshtein edit distance; Levenshtein distance: designations validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada. 3, record 1, English, - Levenshtein%20edit%20distance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Linguistique
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- distance d'édition de Levenshtein
1, record 1, French, distance%20d%27%C3%A9dition%20de%20Levenshtein
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- distance de Levenshtein 2, record 1, French, distance%20de%20Levenshtein
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la distance de Levenshtein est définie comme le nombre minimal d'opérations (ajouter/supprimer/remplacer) pour transformer une chaîne de caractères en une autre. 2, record 1, French, - distance%20d%27%C3%A9dition%20de%20Levenshtein
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
distance d'édition de Levenshtein; distance de Levenshtein : désignations validées par des spécialistes canadiens de l'Université Concordia, de l'Université Dalhousie, de l'Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada. 3, record 1, French, - distance%20d%27%C3%A9dition%20de%20Levenshtein
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Lingüística
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- distancia de Levenshtein
1, record 1, Spanish, distancia%20de%20Levenshtein
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- distancia de edición 2, record 1, Spanish, distancia%20de%20edici%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La distancia de Levenshtein es utilizada en teoría de la información para medir la proximidad entre dos secuencias. Puede definirse como el número mínimo de operaciones para convertir una secuencia en otra. 3, record 1, Spanish, - distancia%20de%20Levenshtein
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