disambiguation
[ dis-am-big-yoo-ey-shuhn ]
/ dɪs æmˌbɪg yuˈeɪ ʃən /
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noun
the act or process of distinguishing between similar things, meanings, names, etc., in order to make the meaning or interpretation more clear or certain:Word sense disambiguation helps determine which meaning a word has in any given context.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Origin of disambiguation
Words nearby disambiguation
disagreeable, disagreement, dis aliter visum, disallow, disambiguate, disambiguation, disannul, disappear, disappearance, disapplication, disappoint
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Example sentences from the Web for disambiguation
Importantly, that initial BERT search update was for disambiguation primarily, as well as text extraction and summarisation in featured snippets.