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One other aspect of approximated numbers is whether the author wants to emphasize that the number is large or small. "Less than" and "almost" carry different co
by ramshorns 6y ago
One other aspect of approximated numbers is whether the author wants to emphasize that the number is large or small. "Less than" and "almost" carry different connotations.
- zz0mm 6y agoYou are right, hence Number Words returns different versions of the approximation: 'more', 'less' and 'around'. More nuanced versions could be added to the list. Importantly the choice of the approximation version to use would be with the user of the library. Wonder if the algorithm to choose appropriate approximation can be devised.
- jagged-chisel 6y agoGiven GP's "...whether the author wants to emphasize..." I don't think an algorithm could choose without knowing the author's intent. There's so much context and subtlety in choosing words based on intent.
- oefrha 6y ago> Water temperature is below 10C (input data would be 9.53C) I can't tell the water temperature at all without context -- could be any temperature below 10C; and in the wrong context it could be confusing. "Just below"/"just under" would be a lot more accurate.
- paul_f 6y agoCould one split the difference with "just under"? Or maybe add an expected value or prior value, and the algorithm would adjust how it is phrased?