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  2. Levenshtein distance - Wikipedia

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    Edit distance matrix for two words using cost of substitution as 1 and cost of deletion or insertion as 0.5. For example, the Levenshtein distance between "kitten" and "sitting" is 3, since the following 3 edits change one into the other, and there is no way to do it with fewer than 3 edits: kitten → sitten (substitution of "s" for "k"),

  3. Hausdorff distance - Wikipedia

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    The Hausdorff distance is the longest distance someone can be forced to travel by an adversary who chooses a point in one of the two sets, from where they then must travel to the other set. In other words, it is the greatest of all the distances from a point in one set to the closest point in the other set.

  4. Longest word in English - Wikipedia

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    The longest word typable by alternating left and right hands is antiskepticism. [32] On a Dvorak keyboard, the longest "left-handed" words are epopoeia, jipijapa, peekapoo, and quiaquia. [36] Other such long words are papaya, Kikuyu, opaque, and upkeep. [37]

  5. 20 Longest Words in English and Their Meanings (Plus ... - AOL

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    But, Parade is here to tell you the longest word, accompanied by the 20 longest words in English and their meanings. The English language is vast, eclectic and a little bit complicated.

  6. What Is the Longest Word in English? Hint: It’s 189,819 ...

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    Spell out each of those acid names in a row and you get, well, a really long word. (You can see why scientists prefer titin.) ... Yep, the longest word in the dictionary is a joke.

  7. Glossary of rowing terms - Wikipedia

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    A rower who can row both on stroke side and bow side. Bow (or bow seat) The rower closest to the front or bow of a multi-person shell. In coxless boats, often the person who keeps an eye on the water behind them to avoid accidents. Bowside (UK) Any sweep rower who rows with the oar on the bowside (usually, the right or starboard side) of the boat.

  8. Line length - Wikipedia

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    The matrix is used by locating the number closest to the previously calculated LCA on the left column of the matrix and then scanning across the columns the number of characters that one would like to set in the text line. Once the number is located, the top row of the selected column will indicate the ideal line length. [13]

  9. Marathon - Wikipedia

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    The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 kilometres (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, with ...