stemming algorithm

1. 1.

   an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem

   Synonymsstemmer

   Broaderalgorithm

Questions about stemming algorithm

What does stemming algorithm mean?

stemming algorithm means "an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem".

What is another word for stemming algorithm?

Close synonyms include stemmer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stemming algorithm a common word?

stemming algorithm is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.