ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Semantic parameterization

Have you ever played with building blocks? You know how you can take different shapes and stack them up to make different things? Semantic parameterization is kind of like that, but with words instead of blocks.

When we talk about something, we use words to describe it. For example, when we talk about a car, we might use words like "red," "fast," and "four wheels." Each of these words is a way of describing a different aspect of the car.

Semantic parameterization is the process of identifying these different aspects or parameters of a word, and then assigning specific values to those parameters. For example, we might say that the "color" parameter of a car can be either "red," "blue," or "green."

By parameterizing words in this way, we can create structured data that computers can understand and process more easily. For example, if we know that a certain piece of information is stored in the "color" parameter, we can retrieve it quickly and efficiently.

So, semantic parameterization is a fancy way of saying that we break down words into different parts and then give each part a specific value, so that computers can understand them better. Just like how we can build different things with blocks, we can use semantic parameterization to build complex systems out of simple pieces of information.