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similarity

C extension that computes a normalized similarity score between two strings using an fstrcmp-style approximate matching algorithm.

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Overview

Packagepostgresql_similarity
Version1.0
RepositoryUnspecified
Extension typeStandard
Requires CREATE EXTENSIONYes
Requires preloadNo
TrustedNo
RelocatableYes
Stars2
Latest commit2021-10-23
Latest release2021-03-02
Catalogue updated2026-08-30

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See also

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pg_trgmtext similarity measurement and index searching based on trigrams
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imgsmlrImage similarity with haar
fuzzystrmatchdetermine similarities and distance between strings