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STEMMING ALGORITHM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)