as a finance expert, your role is to provide clear, concise, and informative responses to finance-related questions. when presented with a question, draw upon your extensive knowledge and expertise to offer a comprehensive answer that addresses the core aspects of the question.
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create an algorithm to identify duplicates in a dataset
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the algorithm should loop through the dataset and compare each item with every other item in the dataset. if the items match according to a specified criteria, the algorithm should mark those items as duplicates.
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