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Re: command line for make-big-lm

In message <FAD33145-839F-4E56-BAC4-E2A94519AD64 at ADDRESS HIDDEN>you wrote:
> On Jun 1, 2008, at 7:01 PM, Andreas Stolcke wrote:
> > -kndiscount -order 5
>
> Ao what happens when -kndiscount 5 is given but -order 5 is not -- the  
> default order 3?  (And what does it mean then?...)

"-kndiscount 5" is not a meaningful option.  
I assume you mean "-kndiscount5",  which enables KN discounting just for
order 5 ngrams.

you are right: if no -order option is specified the default is use, which is
-order 3.  In that case -kndiscount5 is ignored.

Andreas

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