Re^3: Pattern searching allowing for mis-matches...

Characters are discrete entities. What outcome do you expect from matching 1/2 a character?

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Re^4: Pattern searching allowing for mis-matches... by MaroonBalloon (Acolyte) on Dec 15, 2009 at 20:24 UTC
Right, maybe that was a poor example..... A threshold for .6 on a three character query still searches for 1/3, 2/3 or 3/3 identity. Similarly, a threshold of .7 on a 5 character search yields 3/5, 4/5 and 5/5 match. I would say I prefer to round it UP, rather than down, as by definition somethin shouldn't be below a threshold. I am just looking for a way to tighten it up.	[reply]