LinguisticsUtils (Episteme API Documentation)

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.linguistics.LinguisticsUtils

public final class LinguisticsUtils extends Object

Utility class providing mathematical models used in linguistics, such as Zipf's law for word frequency distribution.

Since:: 2.0
Author:: Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static double

calculateZipf(double k, double s, double n)

Calculates Zipf's law probability.

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details
- calculateZipf
  public static double calculateZipf(double k, double s, double n)
  
  Calculates Zipf's law probability. P(k) = 1 / (k^s * H(n, s)) where H is the generalized harmonic number.
  
  Parameters:
  
  k - rank of the word
  
  s - value of the exponent characterizing the distribution
  
  n - total number of elements
  
  Returns:
  
  the probability of the k-th element
  
  See Also:
  
  Zipf's Law