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    Challenges→Broad-coverage statistical word sense disambiguation tools remain elusive

    If the problem is partly an artifact of lexicographic sense enumeration rather than natural language structure, the elusiveness of broad-coverage WSD reflects a methodological choice, not an empirical barrier.

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    Broad-coverage(as used in linguistics and computer science)
    The ability to handle a wide range of cases or examples, not just a few specific ones.
    Empirical barrier(as used in epistemology and philosophy of science)
    A real, practical limitation based on how the world actually works—something that cannot be overcome by better thinking or methods alone.
    Lexicographic sense enumeration(as used in linguistics and language processing)
    The method of listing out all the different meanings a single word can have, like how a dictionary shows that 'bank' can mean a financial institution or the side of a river.
    Methodological choice(as used in research and philosophy of science)
    A deliberate decision about *how* to approach or study a problem, rather than something forced by the problem itself.

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    Natural language structure(as used in linguistics)
    The way language actually works in real life—the patterns and rules that humans instinctively follow when speaking or writing, rather than artificial rules we make up.
    WSD (Word Sense Disambiguation)(as used in computational linguistics and artificial intelligence)
    The challenge of figuring out which meaning of a word is intended when that word has multiple meanings—like understanding whether 'bank' refers to money or a riverbank based on context.
    artifact(Contrasted with real cellular structures in evaluating microscopy results)
    A feature in a micrograph produced by the methods of preparation rather than by actual structures in the cell

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