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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am looking for a toolset -free or commercial- for
calculating</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>vector distances (cosinus, euclid...). The target
is an NLP-based</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>IR engine, and it must be efficient.
Related stategies for choosing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the indexing terms</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>
are</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> welcome.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick Ruch</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>__________________________________<BR>Patrick
Ruch<BR>HUG - Medical Informatics Division<BR>CH-1211 Geneva 14<BR>tel.: (+41
22) 372 61 64<BR>fax: (+41 22) 372 48 55<BR>email: <A
href="mailto:Patrick.Ruch@dim.hcuge.ch">Patrick.Ruch@dim.hcuge.ch</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>