String-Approximation

Approximation

• Usage: java Approximation tolerance
• Tolerance: number of differences allowed in retreival
• Step 1: Enter words into storage (type "exit" when finished)
• Step 2: Enter search words to find words or approximate matches in storage

Reduction

• Reduces strings to their roots (e.g. "climbed" -> "climb")
• To reduce words to their roots using cmd line: java Reduction wordToReduce

Difference

• Calculates the difference factor between two strings
• Factor based on additions and omissions of letters between strings
• To calculate difference of two strings using cmd line: java Difference string1 string2