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Matching (e.g., via correlation or similarity process) entities having attributes, some of which have associated values. The values of the attributes may be adjusted based on number of entities that have values for a particular attribute so that the values decrease as the number increases. The attri

Matching (e.g., via correlation or similarity process) entities having attributes, some of which have associated values. The values of the attributes may be adjusted based on number of entities that have values for a particular attribute so that the values decrease as the number increases. The attributes of the entities may be harmonized and provided with default values so that entities being matched have common attributes defined by the union of the attributes of the entities being matched. The attributes of the entities may be expanded and provided with default values so that the entities being matched have attributes that neither had originally. The match values may be normalized to provide a weight value which may be used to predict an attribute value of a new entity based on known attribute values of known entities. The weight values may be tuned such that relatively high weights are amplified and relatively low weights are suppressed.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for operating a machine to generate a determination of a degree to which (i) a new entity having at least one attribute with an associated attribute value, and (ii) one entity selected from a group of entities, each entity of the group of entities having at least

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for operating a machine to generate a determination of a degree to which (i) a new entity having at least one attribute with an associated attribute value, and (ii) one entity selected from a group of entities, each entity of the group of entities having at least one attribute with an associated attribute value, match, the method comprising steps of:a) accepting, by the machine, information relating to the new entity, the entities of the group of entities, and the attributes and attribute values of the new entity and the entities of the group of entities;b) for each of the at least one attribute of each entity of the group of entities, adjusting, with the machine, the attribute value associated therewith based on a frequency of the at least one attribute throughout the entities of the group of entities to thereby generate an adjusted attribute value; andc) determining, with the machine, a degree to which (i) the new entity and (ii) the one entity match based on the attribute value associated with each of the at least one attribute of the new entity and the adjusted attribute value of each of the at least one attribute of the one entity.