ENGLISH DICTIONARY

N-gram

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: N-gram is a noun meaning (computational linguistics) A contiguous sequence of n items (usually characters or words) from a given sequence of text or speech, used in analysis.

Meaning

(computational linguistics) A contiguous sequence of n items (usually characters or words) from a given sequence of text or speech, used in analysis.

Example Sentences

Hyland's study demonstrates how n-grams can reveal similarities and differences both between genres and between different sets of writers.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include grameme, grammeme, gram, gramma, graphone, nasty gram.

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