Question

The most commonly used measure of similarity is the ________ or its square.

Answer 1

Answer:

        The most common Measure of Similarity is Euclidean Distance.

Explanation:

1. Similarity measure in the context of data mining is the distance with dimensions representing features of the object.(if this distance is small, degree of similarity would be high and vice versa)
2. Euclidean distance is the length of the path connecting the two points. It is known as simply distance. When data is dense or continuous, this is the best similarity measure.