##  [Hamming Distance](/hamming-distance) 

  ##  [Hamming Distance](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/hamming-distance-0) 

  

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Definition

A metric on fixed-length strings over a finite alphabet defined as the number of coordinate positions at which two strings differ.