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A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as the topic (most likely be a noun, noun phrase, proper noun, or compound noun).
A synonym should be the singular form of the noun (e.g. Chemical Burn vs Chemical Burns). Orbita handles lexemes (burns, burning, burned, etc.)
A synonym should reflect the way people express topics conversationally and will not necessarily be a synonym that exists in a dictionary for your topic (e.g. severe allergic reaction or covered in hives may be synonyms for the topic anaphylaxis). Research ways people refer to concepts conversationally by looking at web search logs, call center logs, talking with customer support, etc.
A synonym should consider the question someone might ask about the topic. E.g. Assume a knowledge base of First Aid content, where a topic/relationship is Anaphylaxis/Causes. Consider the question What causes severe hives? ”severe hives” would be a synonym for Anaphylaxis
A synonym name doesn’t necessarily need to be a word in a dictionary. It could be a business name, brand name, product name, etc.
A synonym name can be an acronym. When specifying an acronym, use single letters with no spaces (e.g. COPD)
A good synonym reflects ways people refer to the concept conversationally.
Best practices for Facts
A fact should contain a topic and can have one or more relationships but the fact should not be a duplicate in terms of topic and relationships mapped to it.
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