Problem 45434. Weighted Names

Created by Asif Newaz

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Asif Newaz on 10 Apr 2020

let me know if u find any discrepancy

William on 23 May 2020

Asif,
It seems that something is messed up. You didn't say how to score a suffix. If a suffix is scored with the same weight as a last name, then "William III" should score higher than 'William II' in problem 5. If the suffix is not scored at all, then 'william' should score higher than 'William II' or 'William III'. The same sort of problem occurs in problem 4.

Asif Newaz on 6 Jun 2020

if i remember correctly, suffix was supposed to be treated similarly to a prefix. [the 1st letter only]

Rafael S.T. Vieira on 5 Nov 2020

I can confirm it. For suffixes, just the first letter counts. If it didn't william would be greater than William, since w > W (ASCII value).

ChrisR on 30 May 2022

Looks like the "J." in "J. S. Kowontan" is treated as a prefix.

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