A01=Dominic Widdows
Author_Dominic Widdows
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computer science
content
digital
distance
einstein
engineering
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geometric models
graph theory
group schemes
harmonic sequence
information
internet documents
mathematical linguistics
mathematics
meaning
nonfiction
position
proximity
pythagoras
ratio
relativity
representation
search engines
similarity
space
technology
vector spaces
word-vectors
Product details
- ISBN 9781575864488
- Weight: 510g
- Dimensions: 15 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 15 Nov 2004
- Publisher: Centre for the Study of Language & Information
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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From Pythagoras's harmonic sequence to Einstein's theory of relativity, geometric models of position, proximity, ratio, and the underlying properties of physical space have provided us with powerful ideas and accurate scientific tools. Currently, similar geometric models are being applied to another type of space—the conceptual space of information and meaning, where the contributions of Pythagoras and Einstein are a part of the landscape itself. The rich geometry of conceptual space can be glimpsed, for instance, in internet documents: while the documents themselves define a structure of visual layouts and point-to-point links, search engines create an additional structure by matching keywords to nearby documents in a spatial arrangement of content. What the Geometry of Meaning provides is a much-needed exploration of computational techniques to represent meaning and of the conceptual spaces on which these representations are founded.
