Measuring the Extent of the Synonym Problem in Full-Text Searching
<b>Objective</b> – This article measures the extent of the synonym problem in full-text searching. The synonym problem occurs when a search misses documents because the search was based on a synonym and not on a more familiar term.<br><b>Methods</b> – We considered a sa...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Alberta
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Evidence Based Library and Information Practice |
| Online Access: | http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/4081/3697 |