STEMMING ALGORITHM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem

Synonyms:

stemmer; stemming algorithm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stemming algorithm" is a kind of...):

algorithm; algorithmic program; algorithmic rule (a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem)

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