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Word Sense Disambiguation

Determining which meaning of a word is used in a particular context.

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  1. Natural Language Processing ✓ understood

    The field of AI that lets computers read, interpret, translate and generate human language, from spam filters and search to chatbots.

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Determining which meaning of a word is used in a particular context.

This concept is essential for understanding natural language processing and forms a key part of modern AI systems.

  • NLP
  • Semantics
  • Polysemy

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