WordNet::Similarity WordNet::Similarity is a collection of Perl modules for computing measures of semantic relatedness.
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WordNet::Similarity is a collection of Perl modules for computing measures of semantic relatedness. WordNet::Similarity is a collection of Perl modules for computing measures of semantic relatedness.SYNOPSISBasic Usage Example use WordNet::QueryData; use WordNet::Similarity::path; my $wn = WordNet::QueryData->new; my $measure = WordNet::Similarity::path->new ($wn); my $value = $measure->getRelatedness("car#n#1", "bus#n#2"); my ($error, $errorString) = $measure->getError(); die $errorString if $error; print "car (sense 1) bus (sense 2) = $valuen";Using a configuration file to initialize the measure use WordNet::Similarity::path; my $sim = WordNet::Similarity::path->new($wn, "mypath.cfg"); my $value = $sim->getRelatedness("dog#n#1", "cat#n#1"); ($error, $errorString) = $sim->getError(); die $errorString if $error; print "dog (sense 1) cat (sense 1) = $valuen";Printing traces print "Trace String -> ".($sim->getTraceString())."n";IntroductionWe observe that humans find it extremely easy to say if two words are related and if one word is more related to a given word than another. For example, if we come across two words, 'car' and 'bicycle', we know they are related as both are means of transport. Also, we easily observe that 'bicycle' is more related to 'car' than 'fork' is. But is there some way to assign a quantitative value to this relatedness? Some ideas have been put forth by researchers to quantify the concept of relatedness of words, with encouraging results.Eight of these different measures of relatedness have been implemented in this software package. A simple edge counting measure and a random measure have also been provided. These measures rely heavily on the vast store of knowledge available in the online electronic dictionary -- WordNet. So, we use a Perl interface for WordNet called WordNet::QueryData to make it easier for us to access WordNet. The modules in this package REQUIRE that the WordNet::QueryData module be installed on the system before these modules are installed. Requirements: · Perl

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