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ZIPF LAW [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Theory
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Zipf law
1, record 1, English, Zipf%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The n-th most frequently occurring symbol appears with frequency inversely proportional to n. 2, record 1, English, - Zipf%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie de l'information
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Loi de Zipf
1, record 1, French, Loi%20de%20Zipf
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Zipf : loi concernant la structure du lexique et selon laquelle dans un corpus, la fréquence des mots est inversement proportionnelle à leur rang (numéro d'ordre des mots dans la liste des fréquences décroissantes), ce qui signifie que nous employons très fréquemment un petit nombre de mots et que la fréquence des mots les moins employés décroît très rapidement. 2, record 1, French, - Loi%20de%20Zipf
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-06-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- generalized Zipf law
1, record 2, English, generalized%20Zipf%20law
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lexicographic trees and the law of word frequencies. The generalized Zipf law also holds within certain restricted vocabularies. Take the example of the esoteric discipline styling itself hagioanthroponymy, which investigates the uses of names of saints as surnames of humans(Maître 1964) ;it has established that the Zipf law applies to surnames. Also, Tesnière 1975 finds it applies to family names. Does this suggest that the corresponding trees are regular? 1, record 2, English, - generalized%20Zipf%20law
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- loi de Zipf généralisée
1, record 2, French, loi%20de%20Zipf%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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