stemming algorithm

Definitions of stemming algorithm
  1. noun
    an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem
    synonyms: stemmer
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    type of:
    algorithm, algorithmic program, algorithmic rule
    a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
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