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Through this discretization, conformational states can be counted, yielding an estimate of the upper limit of the expected conformational ensemble size (nTABS). Besides nTABS being used as a quantitative measure of molecular flexibility, TABS itself is a way of grouping the conformers of a molecule without picking thresholds. This feature of TABS is especially valuable, as selecting suitable thresholds for metrics such as heavy-atom root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) or shape Tanimoto is highly system-dependent and can thus be challenging when working with large sets of molecules. Here, we describe the update to the nTABS algorithm of the TABS package since the last release. In addition, we present a classification study of conformer ensembles by TABS and compare it to classifications by a shape Tanimoto metric.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Scientific contribution<\/jats:bold>\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>In contrast to our previous implementation, which handled molecular topological symmetry by enumerating all possible combinations that were simply permutations of one another, the new implementation treats TABS as mathematical objects governed by group theory, specifically Burnside\u2019s Lemma. This approach requires substantially less code and delivers a notable improvement in computational speed. The study also builds upon our previously developed framework for categorization comparisons between TABS and heavy-atom RMSD. 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