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DaWei · May 13th, 2006, 6:37 AM

A match is not qualitative. It's true, or false. You may define "degree of mismatch" however you like. One way to accomplish what you ask (I don't know for sure that it's what you mean) is to conduct the tests serially and determine the ratio of successes to failures. Whether or not the resulting definition of "LIKE" is useful depends on your goals.

May 13th, 2006, 6:37 AM	#2
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	A match is not qualitative. It's true, or false. You may define "degree of mismatch" however you like. One way to accomplish what you ask (I don't know for sure that it's what you mean) is to conduct the tests serially and determine the ratio of successes to failures. Whether or not the resulting definition of "LIKE" is useful depends on your goals. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers