/**
 * Finds similar names using simple string similarity
 * @param target - Target name to match
 * @param candidates - Candidate names
 * @returns Array of similar names
 * @complexity O(n*m) where n = candidates length, m = average string length
 * @purity PURE - no side effects
 */
export declare const findSimilarNames: (target: string, candidates: string[]) => string[];
/**
 * Calculates string similarity using Levenshtein distance
 * @param a - First string
 * @param b - Second string
 * @returns Similarity ratio (0-1)
 * @complexity O(n*m) where n, m are string lengths
 * @purity PURE - no side effects
 */
export declare const calculateSimilarity: (a: string, b: string) => number;
/**
 * Calculates Levenshtein distance between two strings
 * @param a - First string
 * @param b - Second string
 * @returns Edit distance
 * @complexity O(n*m) where n, m are string lengths
 * @purity PURE - no side effects
 */
export declare const levenshteinDistance: (a: string, b: string) => number;
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