Geometry and Meaning: Volume 172 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781575864488)

From Pythagoras's harmonic sequence to Einstein's theory of relativity, geometric models of position, proximity, ratio, and the underlying properties of physical space have provided us with powerful ideas and accurate scientific tools. Currently, similar geometric models are being applied to another type of space--the conceptual space of information and meaning, where the contributions of Pythagoras and Einstein are a part of the landscape itself. The rich geometry of conceptual space can be glimpsed, for instance, in internet documents: while the documents themselves define a structure of visual layouts and point-to-point links, search engines create an additional structure by matching keywords to nearby documents in a spatial arrangement of content. What the Geometry of Meaning provides is a much-needed exploration of computational techniques to represent meaning and of the conceptual spaces on which these representations are founded.

Author: Dominic Widdows
ISBN-10: 1575864487
ISBN-13: 9781575864488
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Informat
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2004
Pages: 319
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.56w x 0.76d