## Syntax
```mermaid
%%{init: {
'theme': 'base',
'flowchart': { 'padding': '7', 'nodeSpacing': '20', 'rankSpacing': '20' },
'themeVariables': {
'fontSize': '11px',
'fontFamily': 'Arial'
}
}}%%
flowchart LR
Start((START)) --> LEVENSHTEIN[LEVENSHTEIN]:::quoted
LEVENSHTEIN --> End((END))
```
## Purpose
The `LEVENSHTEIN` SQL function determines the Levenshtein distance between two values as defined on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance">Wikipedia</a>.