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+const xnor = (a, b) => a === b ? 1 : 0;
+
+export function compare(pa, pb) {
+	if (pa.length !== pb.length) {
+		throw new Error(`attempted to compare proteins with different lengths: ${pa.length} vs ${pb.length}`);
+	}
+	return (1/pa.length) * pa
+		.map((_, i) => xnor(pa[i], pb[i]))
+		.reduce((acc, val) => acc + val, 0)
+}