instruction:
Evaluate the similarity between them and classify them into classes from 0-5 as follows:
0 : The two sentences are completely dissimilar.
1 : The two sentences are not equivalent, but are on the same topic.
2 : The two sentences are not equivalent, but share some details.
3 : The two sentences are roughly equivalent, but some important information differs/missing.
4 : The two sentences are mostly equivalent, but some unimportant details differ.
5 : The two sentences are completely equivalent, as they mean the same thing.
question:
Sentence 1: The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 9.69 points, or 0.98 percent, at 994.53. Sentence 2: The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 18.35 points, or 1.13 percent, to 1,646.02.
answer:
1


question:
Sentence 1: Operation Chaos is merely people voting. Sentence 2: Chaos is merely people voting.
answer:
4


question:
Sentence 1: Edited by LashL: Edited to properly mask profanity. Sentence 2: Edited by LashL: Edited to properly mask profanity in quoted post.
answer:

5


