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Categories: Comparative linguistics, Historical linguistics, Quantitative linguistics
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lexicostatistics  Lexico-statistical dating  lexicostatistic  lexicostatistical
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A statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language WordNet 3.0
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A statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Lexicostatistics is a method of comparative linguistics that involves comparing the percentage of lexical cognates between languages to determine their relationship. Wikipedia
Statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates. Wiktionary
Statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages. Wiktionary (translation)
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glottochronology
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lexicostatistic
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Lexico-statistical dating, lexicostatistic, lexicostatistical

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