Practice Levenshtein Distance - 5.3 | 5. Edit Distance | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 3
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Question 1

Easy

What is edit distance?

💡 Hint: Think about what operations can be used.

Question 2

Easy

List the three operations involved in calculating edit distance.

💡 Hint: Recall the acronym IDS.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does edit distance measure?

  • The similarity of two text files
  • The number of edits needed to transform one string into another
  • The length of the longest common subsequence

💡 Hint: Consider the operations involved in changing one string to match another.

Question 2

True or False: The Levenshtein distance only includes insertion and deletion operations.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Remember the three operations used in edit distance.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Calculate the edit distance between the words 'sunday' and 'saturday' using the algorithm discussed.

💡 Hint: Break down the changes step by step, comparing letters at each position.

Question 2

Write a detailed explanation of how the Levenshtein distance can impact search engine optimization (SEO).

💡 Hint: Consider how common user errors affect the search results presented.

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