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spike: investigate using NYSIIS as a ranking algorithm #162

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adamdecaf opened this issue Oct 15, 2019 · 1 comment
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spike: investigate using NYSIIS as a ranking algorithm #162

adamdecaf opened this issue Oct 15, 2019 · 1 comment
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adamdecaf commented Oct 15, 2019

NYSIIS is a modern algorithm for normalizing and ranking text in search. It has better comprehension across languages than algorithms like jaro-winkler, soundex, and metaphone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Identification_and_Intelligence_System

Sample implementation: https://github.com/antzucaro/matchr/blob/master/nysiis.go

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fyi, NYSIIS would probably be used instead of soundex (see: #150)

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