From: daz <dooby@...10.karoo.co.uk>
Date: 2005-11-09T19:37:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Question about symbols


Matthew Smillie wrote:
>
> I wonder if I could trouble the list a bit further on this one: I've
> got a collection of newswire articles, and I was thinking of using
> symbols to represent the words in each.

This doesn't feel like a "use symbols" application.

>
> This raises a couple of quick questions: firstly, how big is a
> "limited set", in a hand-waving, give or take an order-of-magnitude
> sort of estimate?
>

I'll wave my hands (in a completely non-scientific way) at 300..500 max.
(Table look-up isn't hot.)

Await the hoots of derision ;)


daz