sentiment analysis

noun

The use of computers to process natural language in an attempt to identify and extract information about the writer's affective state.

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Meanings

nounsentiment analysis (countable and uncountable, plural sentiment analyses)

plural sentiment analyses

  1. countableuncountabletext analysiscomputationalThe use of computers to process natural language in an attempt to identify and extract information about the writer's affective state.

Translations

Finnish tunneanalyysi
  • tunneanalyysithe analysis of text to identify subjective information about the writer
Portuguese análise de sentimentos, análise de sentimento
  • análise de sentimentosthe analysis of text to identify subjective information about the writer
  • análise de sentimentothe analysis of text to identify subjective information about the writer
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APA

sentiment analysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentiment%20analysis

MLA

“sentiment analysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentiment%20analysis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sentiment analysis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentiment%20analysis.

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