Fuzzy match
From Dedupe
Two data members which are not equal but bare some resemblance may be classed as a Fuzzy match. To determine whether a fuzzy match exists the data must be passed through an algorithm which might return a yes/no or a value representing the likelihood of a match.
Without detailing any fuzzy matching algorithms consider the following examples;
- "hello" resembles "helo" might return yes or 0.9
- "hello" resembles "mellow" might return no or 0.2
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