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WER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- word error rate
1, record 1, English, word%20error%20rate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- WER 1, record 1, English, WER
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A potentially more accurate metric of ASR [automatic speech recognition] performance is word error rate (WER). The WER between a particular transcription and the correct transcription, y*, may be defined as the number of edits (substitutions, deletions or insertions) needed to change the particular transcription into y* divided by the number of words in y*. 2, record 1, English, - word%20error%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
word error rate; WER: designations validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada. 3, record 1, English, - word%20error%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taux d'erreurs sur les mots
1, record 1, French, taux%20d%27erreurs%20sur%20les%20mots
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- WER 1, record 1, French, WER
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En utilisant différentes sorties du module de [reconnaissance automatique de la parole] sous forme de graphe de mots, nous montrons que les performances du décodage conceptuel se dégradent linéairement en fonction du taux d'erreurs sur les mots (WER). 1, record 1, French, - taux%20d%27erreurs%20sur%20les%20mots
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
WER : sigle du terme anglais «word error rate». 2, record 1, French, - taux%20d%27erreurs%20sur%20les%20mots
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
taux d'erreurs sur les mots; WER : désignations validées par des spécialistes canadiens de l'Université Concordia, de l'Université Dalhousie, de l'Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada. 3, record 1, French, - taux%20d%27erreurs%20sur%20les%20mots
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de error de palabras
1, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20error%20de%20palabras
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tasa de error de palabra 2, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20error%20de%20palabra
correct, feminine noun
- TEP 2, record 1, Spanish, TEP
correct, feminine noun
- TEP 2, record 1, Spanish, TEP
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en el caso de los sistemas de reconocimiento, las diferencias entre distintas voces tienen efectos negativos en la tasa de aciertos. En la figura se ilustra este hecho y se muestran las distintas tasas de error de palabra (TEP) y de acierto de palabra (TAP), para diez locutores distintos, del reconocedor del sistema conversacional ATOS. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20error%20de%20palabras
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