Method and system of ranking and clustering for document indexing and retrieval

Table 1 Examples of Modifier Names and Weights

Modifier Name Explanation of Modifier

VerbOnlyMaichModifier Parameter for two matching predicates

in two predicate structures.

Parameter for matching noun arguments
in two predicate structures

Parameter for matching complete
predicate structures.
PredicateStructureExactMatchMo Parameter for two exactly matched

Weight

4

NounModifier VerbNounMatchModifier

difier

PredicateExaciMatchModifier
ConceptExactMalchModifier
Concep tProxim ity'Modifier
Sam eStemModifier
ArgumentMatchModifier
ProperNounExactMatchModifier
SymbolMatchModifier
FrontLineModifier

DocSizeModifier

predicate structures
Parameter for two exactly matched
predicates

Parameter for two exactly matched
concepts

Parameter considering the ontological
relationship between two concepts
Parameter for two words from same
stem

Parameter for two arguments that
exactly match

Parameter for two exactly matched
proper nouns

Parameter for two matched symbols

Parameter for a predicate in which the
corresponding sentence occurs in the
first 10 sentences of the document

Parameter to adjust for overall document size