[Developers] Synonyms in Freebase

[Ed Laurent]

The "also known as" property under the topic name is where true synonyms
usually go. True synonym articles are often flagged for merge. Some models
that lump topics of similar subject matter include:

"Geographic feature
category<http://www.freebase.com/view/base/landcover/geographical_feature_category>"
contains generic topics that lump similar topics having formal definitions.

"FGDC metadata <http://www.freebase.com/view/base/mapcentral/fgdc_metadata>"
has properties for both related metadata and similar Freebase topics.

"Taxonomic history<http://www.freebase.com/view/base/litcentral/taxonomic_history>"
describes changes in taxonomic nomenclature.

"Given name <http://www.freebase.com/view/base/givennames/given_name>"
contains a property for variations of the name.

"Cryptid classification<http://www.freebase.com/view/base/mystery/views/cryptid_classifications>"
contains a "similar to" property linked to other crytpid classifications.

"Motorcycle series<http://www.freebase.com/view/base/motorcycle/motorcycle_series>"
lumps similar motorcycle model years.

I guess it depends on how you define the sameness of subjects...

-Ed


On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Alex Genadinik <genadinik at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Is there any explicit data to enable us to identify synonym articles (or
> synonyms for terms) that are on the same subject as a given article? I
> noticed some alternate terms for geographic entries, but I am not sure
> whether other types of entries also have that sort of data.
>
> And is it possible to do all these things with downloaded Freebase data?
>
> Thanks very much in advance,
> Alex
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