What is Latent Semantic Analysis?
What is Latent Semantic Analysis?
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The definitions for latent, semantic, and indexing were presented above. All we need is a definition for analysis.
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Definition
Analysis - a detailed examination of elements or structure.
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Examples
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The best examples are the explanations you just read! The acronyms LSI and LSA were just examined. The words corresponding to each letter in the acronyms
were determined, as well as the meanings of those words. The meanings of the individual words were then combined into a whole or index containing the author”s interpretation of the concepts of LSI and LSA.
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Therefore, Latent Semantic Analysis or LSA means an examination of the words, sentences, paragraphs, and the relationships between words in the
printed material for obvious and hidden meanings. LSA must occur before the results can be organized and tabulated by LSI.