docs	lexical luminosity and distribution

 

Generality Luminosity The hit number is the number of time a word has been requested since a given date. It is somewhat similar to word usage frequency, but without considering the total number of hits (so it is not a frequency). The luminosity is the log (base 10) of the hit number. Luminescence The herited hit number of a word meaning is the realtive part of the luminosity it receive from the word. A common meaning will inherit more luminostity than a rare one. The luminescence of a word meaning is the log (base 10) of the herited hit number. Rationale to come

Playing field Most frequent words. the list of the most frequent words. (option : ceiling as ) H is the number of hits, F the relative frequency over the entire population, R the relative rank, Z the Zipf constant.

Entry ckeck Prefix words the list of words with the string You can use * as a prefix or suffix tag, like in "amour*" , "*amour" or "*amour*". The list is limited to the first 2000 items. Relative Distribution Word distribution the distribution on intervals relative to The number max of intervals is 5000 (which is more than enough to divide pi/2). vector update — list update

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