word count
Let an agent count words reliably, explain counting rules and differences between tools, apply counts to limits and pricing, and compute readability-related counts.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Count Counting words.
Rule
What counts as a word.
Rule
Counting rule.
- How should hyphenated words, numbers, contractions and citations be counted for this purpose? boundary
- What is the resulting word count? measurement
Tools
Tool differences.
Tools
Tools.
- Why do different tools give different counts for the same text? definition
- Which tool does the requester use? provenance
Limits Word limits.
Requirements
Submission limits.
Requirements
Limits.
- What does the word limit include and exclude, according to the submission rules? provenance
- Is the text within the limit? measurement
Adjust
Fitting the limit.
Adjust
Adjusting.
- How can the text be cut or expanded to meet the limit without losing meaning? action
- Which sections are longest? measurement
Pricing Counts for pricing.
Translation
Translation pricing.
Translation
Translation.
- How are word counts used to price translation, and are source or target words counted? provenance
- How are repetitions and matches treated? provenance
Publishing
Publishing lengths.
Publishing
Publishing.
- What word lengths are typical for this genre or format? provenance
- How does word count relate to page count? measurement
Readability Syllables and difficulty.
Syllables
Syllable counts.
Syllables
Syllable counts.
- How many single-syllable and polysyllabic words does the text contain? measurement
- How are syllables counted automatically? definition
Formulas
Readability scores.
Formulas
Readability.
- What readability score results from these counts, and what does it mean? measurement
- What are the limits of readability formulas? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QTY
- Other names and narrower kinds
- difficult words count, single-syllable word count, polysyllabic word count, disyllable word count, trisyllabic word count, quadrisyllabic word count, quinquesyllabic word count, hexasyllabic word count, septasyllabic word count, octosyllabic word count, nonasyllabic word count, decasyllabic word count
What it is Filled
The number of words in a text, computed by counting word tokens according to a chosen rule for what counts as a word; syllable counts and counts of difficult words are separate inputs used alongside word counts in readability formulas, and word counts govern writing limits, translation pricing, publishing and readability assessment.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent count words reliably, explain counting rules and differences between tools, apply counts to limits and pricing, and compute readability-related counts.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Token count
- Rule-dependent
- Used for limits and pricing
- Basis of readability measures
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Misreport a word count to meet a contract, submission or grading limit.
- Treat a readability score as proof that a text is understandable to all readers.
- Pad or cut text to reach a count while changing its meaning without the author's consent.
Only with a human decision
- Rejecting a submission or deducting pay based on word count.
May
- Count words in a text, stating the counting rule used.
- Apply readability formulas and report what they can and cannot show.
Moral aspects Filled
- Writers are often paid or graded by word count; fair counting matters.
- Readability formulas can disadvantage some languages and writers.
Who is affected
- Writers and translators
- Students
- Readers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the measure; the author or editor answers for the count of a text.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q614112 - registry parent class
related
- number of entities - category
- count - counting
- periodical - publishing limits
- meaning - text analysis
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.word-count
- Wikidata: Q8034324 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8034324)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Number of word tokens
- Tool-dependent rules for hyphens and numbers
- Character counts measure letters, not words
- Not physical; a number describing a text.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- count words in a text
- explain counting rules and tool differences
- apply counts to limits and pricing
- compute syllable and difficult word counts
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Different tools giving different counts
- Miscounting hyphenated words and numbers
- Exceeding limits unknowingly
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Publisher and journal submission rules
- Translation industry counting conventions
- Readability formula definitions
Context of use required Filled
- Measuring text length and readability.
- plain word counts
- counts excluding references or headings
- syllable class counts
- difficult word counts for readability
- counts for translation and publishing
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q8034324: word count - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Word count - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should readability formulas be a separate entry?
- How should counting conventions be recorded?
- How should multilingual counting be handled?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8034324/spec.json