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Intelligent Web Searching Using Hierarchical Query Descriptions

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We describe a document retrieval language which enables a user to better represent their requirements with respect to the desired documents to be retrieved. This language allows for a specification of the interrelationship between the desired attributes using linguistic quantifiers. This framework also supports a hierarchical formulation of queries. These features allow for an increased expressiveness in the queries that be handled by a retrieval system.

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Yager, R.R. (2004). Intelligent Web Searching Using Hierarchical Query Descriptions. In: Nikravesh, M., Azvine, B., Yager, R., Zadeh, L.A. (eds) Enhancing the Power of the Internet. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, vol 139. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45218-8_3

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