n-gram
noun/ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/ · /ˈɛŋˌɡɹæm/
Etymology From n + -gram.
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Computational, Computing, Engineering, Human sciences, Linguistics, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A contiguous sequence of n items (usually characters or words) from a given sequence of text or speech, used in analysis.
- Hyland's study demonstrates how n-grams can reveal similarities and differences both between genres and between different sets of writers.2012, Winnie Cheng, Exploring Corpus Linguistics: Language in Action, Routledge, →ISBN: