bigram
US/ˈbaɪ.ɡɹæm/
bigram noun: an n-gram consisting of two items from a sequence; a 2-gram.
Noun
bigram (plural bigrams)
- An n-gram consisting of two items from a sequence; a 2-gram.
- bigram model
- Durrant (2009), for example, developed a list of 1000 academic two-word bigrams, of which 763 were lexical words combined with function words.2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI...
Forms of bigram
| plural | bigrams |
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Origin of bigram
From bi- + -gram.
Questions about bigram
- What does bigram mean?
- Bigram means an n-gram consisting of two items from a sequence; a 2-gram.
- What part of speech is bigram?
- Bigram is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bigram?
- Bigram is pronounced /ˈbaɪ.ɡɹæm/ (US).
- What is the plural of bigram?
- The plural of bigram is bigrams.
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