# Genetic Algorithms in Elixir: String.bag\_distance() is unsorted evaluation

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**Created:** [26 October 2020 21:54 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/genetic-algorithms-in-elixir-string-bag-distance-is-unsorted-evaluation/3460 "2020-10-26T21:54:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [26 October 2020 22:42 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/genetic-algorithms-in-elixir-string-bag-distance-is-unsorted-evaluation/3460/2 "2020-10-26T22:42:28Z")

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You can use `String.jaro_distance/2`. That should work better. I’ll fix this example. You’ll use Jaro Distance later as well.

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