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Coreference Resolution

Fact

A way to link words in text to the same person or thing.

In Plain Words

Coreference resolution is the name-tag helper at a family reunion. It spots when “she” and “Aunt Mia” are the same person.

It keeps Q&A and summaries from mixing people up. It also helps tools pull facts from text.

Related Concepts

NLU
Coreference resolution helps NLU know who pronouns and names point to.

IE
IE uses coreference resolution to merge different mentions of the same object.

NER
NER finds entities first, then coreference resolution checks which ones match.