semantic
adjective
se·man·tic
si-ˈman-tik 
variants
or less commonly semantical
1
: of or relating to meaning in language
2
: of or relating to semantics
Examples of semantic in a Sentence
the process of semantic development
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The research, published recently in the journal Nutrients, found a link between egg consumption and better semantic memory and executive functioning in women.
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Christina Manian, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
In this case, although the answers all used different vocabulary, their meanings were roughly similar—earning them a low semantic entropy score, which indicates the model’s response is likely to be reliable.
—Bypakinam Amer, science.org, 19 June 2024
Open-source deepfake detection solutions utilize various methods, such as analyzing texture and semantic features against extensive image datasets, focusing on anomalies in different regions of an image, employing multi-modal approaches to examine image layers, and recognizing fraud patterns.
—Andrew Sever, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
This is a term that refers to a word’s actual form—its appearance on page or screen, its sound to the ear, its feel on the tongue—as opposed to its semantic meaning.
—Matthew Kirschenbaum, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Christina Manian, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
In this case, although the answers all used different vocabulary, their meanings were roughly similar—earning them a low semantic entropy score, which indicates the model’s response is likely to be reliable.
—Bypakinam Amer, science.org, 19 June 2024
Open-source deepfake detection solutions utilize various methods, such as analyzing texture and semantic features against extensive image datasets, focusing on anomalies in different regions of an image, employing multi-modal approaches to examine image layers, and recognizing fraud patterns.
—Andrew Sever, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
This is a term that refers to a word’s actual form—its appearance on page or screen, its sound to the ear, its feel on the tongue—as opposed to its semantic meaning.
—Matthew Kirschenbaum, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Semantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semantic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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semantic
adjective
se·man·tic
si-ˈmant-ik
1
: of or relating to meaning in language
2
: of or relating to semantics
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