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Jaccard index

measure of similarity and diversity between sets
Thing string_metric Q865360

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
string metric
Discoverer or inventor
Paul Jaccard[2]
Named after
Paul Jaccard[3]
P14541
nKfqw, 3resK9[7][8]
Studied by
geometry, set theory, statistics[4][5][6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jaccard similarity coefficient en Tanimoto coefficient en Tanimoto index en ratio of verification en Critical Success Index en intersection over union en IoU en Jaccard distance en Jaccard index ar تقاطع على اتحاد de Jaccard-Index de Jaccard-Koeffizient de Jaccard-Metrik es indice Jaccard es índice Jaccard fa اندیس جاکارد fr indice de Jaccard fr distance de Jaccard fr index et distance de Jaccard fr indice et distance de Jaccard
🔖 Identifiers · 5
OpenAlex ID
C203519979
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
130826, 408532
Freebase ID
/m/06vprg
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
203519979
Quora topic ID
Jaccard-Index

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Studied by 3
geometry, statistics, set theory
Discoverer or inventor 1
Paul Jaccard
Named after 1
Paul Jaccard
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Summary

Jaccard index is a string metric[1].

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → nKfqw, 3resK9
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    Instance of → string metric
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