Is it possible to calculate Hamming Distance as a percentage?

Question

Hamming Distance is a way to detect text simlarity. However, Hamming Distance only returns an integer. I wonder if it is possible to calculate Hamming Distance out as a percentage. Thanks

My Python code to calculate Hamming Distance

hamming = 0
for i, x in enumerate(FinalString):
    if x != FinalString2[i]:
        hamming += 1

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 16 '20 at 00:43

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You can certainly divide the Hamming distance by the length of the string and report the result as a percentage.

answered Aug 16 '20 at 00:43

Ross Millikan

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Wouldn't it be 1 - (Hamming Distance) / (Length of string) – kiwirafe Aug 16 '20 at 00:51
If you want similarity, yes, that would make matching text come out $100%$. – Ross Millikan Aug 16 '20 at 00:59

Is it possible to calculate Hamming Distance as a percentage?

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