Method and system for similarity search and clustering
CA 2470899 A1 · Owner: Endeca Technologies, Inc. · Inventors: Tunkelang, Daniel
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Provided is a similarity search method that makes use of a localized distance metric. The data includes a collection of items wherein each item is , associated with a set of properties. The distance between two items is defined in terms of the number of items in the collection that are associated with the set of properties common to the two items. A query is generally composed of a set of properties. The distance between a query and an item is defined in terms of the number of items in the collection that are associated with the set of properties common to the query and the item. The properties can be of various types, such as binary, partially ordered or numeric. The distance , …
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