What does edit distance mean?
Definitions for edit distance
ed·it dis·tance
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word edit distance.
Wiktionary
edit distancenoun
A string distance.
Wikidata
Edit distance
In information theory and computer science, the edit distance between two strings of characters generally refers to the Levenshtein distance. However, according to Nico Jacobs, “The term ‘edit distance’ is sometimes used to refer to the distance in which insertions and deletions have equal cost and replacements have twice the cost of an insertion”. It may also refer to the whole class of string metrics that measure distance as the number of operations required to transform a string into another. There are several different ways to define an edit distance, depending on which edit operations are allowed: replace, delete, insert, transpose, and so on. There are algorithms to calculate its value under various definitions: ⁕Hamming distance ⁕Levenshtein distance ⁕Damerau–Levenshtein distance ⁕Jaro–Winkler distance
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of edit distance in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of edit distance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Translation
Find a translation for the edit distance definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"edit distance." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/edit+distance>.
Discuss these edit distance definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In