semantic network
A 'semantic network' is a way to represent knowledge through interconnected concepts and relationships, often used in fields like linguistics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science.
Definition
C1Linguistics
(technical, academic)A graph where nodes represent concepts and edges represent semantic relations like synonymy or hyponymy.
Example
- Linguists use semantic networks to study how words and meanings are interrelated.
C1Artificial Intelligence
(technical)A knowledge representation scheme with nodes for concepts and links for relationships, aiding in reasoning and inference.
Example
- In AI, semantic networks help machines understand and process human language.
C1Cognitive Science
(academic)A cognitive model mapping how information is organized and interconnected in the human mind.
Example
- Researchers use semantic networks to understand how the brain organizes knowledge.
B2Marketing
(technical)A research technique analyzing how viewing an ad strengthens connections between related ideas in a product category.
Example
- Marketers use semantic networks to develop strategies for enhancing brand perception.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "semantic network":
semantic memorysemantic analysissocial networkneural network