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Meaning of keyness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. The degree to which something is key, or important.
    uncountable
  2. The statistical significance of a keyword's frequency in a given corpus, relative to a reference corpus.
    uncountable

Examples

“The keyness of a summarizing symbol derives from the relative fundamentality (or ultimacy) of the meanings which it formulates, relative to other meanings of the system.”
“This was one of the weakest keywords that was found, with a keyness of 24.9.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Keynote keynote speech Keynoter Keynotes Keynsham Keyodhoo

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