IDENTIFYING CLUSTERS OF WORDS ACCORDING TO WORD AFFINITIES

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, a program, and a system for identifying clusters of words according to word affinities. PSOLUTION: In one embodiment, a stage for identifying clusters of words includes a stage of accessing a record that records affinities. Affinity between a first and second words describes a quantitative relation between the first and second words. Clusters of words are identified according to the affinities. A cluster comprises words that have fully affinity with one another. A first word is sufficiently affine with a second word if the affinity between the first and second words satisfies one or more affinity criteria. A clustering analysis is performed by using the clusters. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT