We can also call this technique as conflation on the basis of assumption that words with common base normally have same meaning. Stemming is also largely applied in extraction of information for improving performance of extraction. An algorithm of suffix stripping is not dependent on particular ...
before vowels,lac-, word-forming element used in chemistry and physiology from 19c. and meaning "milk," from Latinlac(genitivelactis) "milk," from Proto-Italic*(g)lagt-, from PIE root*g(a)lag-"milk." This and the separate root*melg-(source ofmilk(n.)) account for words for "mil...