Re: [OT] Re: the 'original' string function?

[Nicolas George <george@nsup.org>]

Emanuel Berg (12024-07-10):
> Indeed, one can have a bunch of such rules and apply them and
> award points and stuff.
> 
> But maybe one could also have a more general, basic
> mechanical/math/stats inspired algorithm?

You cannot have a more general basic mechanical algorithm unless you
know what you want it to do.

> One can also see the data as a bunch of entries, say one for
> each line. To what extent is the new entry unlike all others?

You still need to define unlike.

> See? How can we define what is original in a way that 1.
> makes sense and 2. is useful for this application?

Only you know what “this application” is.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George