[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #225: Spelling algorithm should consider frequency and not just edit-distance

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Thu Apr 24 02:19:57 BST 2008


#225: Spelling algorithm should consider frequency and not just edit-distance
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 Reporter:  philipn      |        Owner:  olly    
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal       |    Milestone:          
Component:  Library API  |      Version:  SVN HEAD
 Severity:  normal       |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:               |    Blockedby:          
 Platform:  All          |     Blocking:          
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Changes (by olly):

  * owner:  newbugs => olly
  * status:  assigned => new


Old description:

> As described here:
> http://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/xapian-
> discuss/2008-January/005104.html
>
> If the spelling correction algorithm considered frequency and edit-
> distance
> (using  some reasonable heuristic) we would see dramatically better
> results.
> The current spelling algorithm will only correct words that never appear
> in the
> spelling index.

New description:

 As described here:
 http://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/xapian-
 discuss/2008-January/005104.html

 If the spelling correction algorithm considered frequency and edit-
 distance
 (using  some reasonable heuristic) we would see dramatically better
 results.
 The current spelling algorithm will only correct words that never appear
 in the
 spelling index.

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