IDF term weighting and IR research lessons
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in Journal of Documentation
- Vol. 60 (5), 521-523
- https://doi.org/10.1108/00220410410560591
Abstract
Robertson comments on the theoretical status of IDF term weighting. Its history illustrates how ideas develop in a specific research context, in theory/experiment interaction, and in operational practice.Keywords
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