Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synset

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: synset
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of one or more synonyms that are interchangeable in some context without changing the truth value of the proposition in which they are embedded.

Example Sentences

"The basic object in WordNet is a set of strict synonyms, called a synset. By definition, each synset a word appears in is a different sense of that word."
"In some cases a synset that appears to be a logical choice for a query is nonetheless detrimental."
"A synset is essentially what Sparck Jones (1964, 1986) calls a "run," which is the basic element in her theory of semantic classification."
"In general, based on concepts from NLP and information retrieval, synsets are defined as a collection of data entities that are considered semantically similar."

Etymology

Clipping of synonym set, coined in the context of the WordNet project.

Inflected Forms

synsets (plural)

Synonyms

synonym ring

Questions

What does synset mean?: A set of one or more synonyms that are interchangeable in some context without changing the truth value of the proposition in which they are embedded.
Where does synset come from?: Clipping of synonym set, coined in the context of the WordNet project.

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