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Q-value

Q-value noun: a measure of the communicative utility of a human language, computed as the product of the language's centrality and its prevalence.

Noun

Q-value (plural Q-values)

  1. A measure of the communicative utility of a human language, computed as the product of the language's centrality and its prevalence.

Forms of Q-value

pluralQ-values

Origin of Q-value

From communication value; coined by Dutch sociologist Abram de Swaan.

Questions about Q-value

What does Q-value mean?
Q-value means a measure of the communicative utility of a human language, computed as the product of the language's centrality and its prevalence.
What part of speech is Q-value?
Q-value is a noun.
What is the plural of Q-value?
The plural of Q-value is Q-values.

Words near Q-value in the dictionary

  1. Q-switching
  2. q-tip
  3. q-tips
  4. q-tof
  5. q-tofs
  6. Q-value
  7. Q-values
  8. Q-wave
  9. Q-waves
  10. q-word
  11. q-words

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