On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 08:32:46PM -0400, Robert LeChevalier wrote:
So make them match the formula in the book (which requires
removing the "32500 -" and adjusting other signs to exactly match
the formula, and then using a calculator to get the correct total
for the low-scoring algorithm; I think only 12.3 has the correct
total for the stated formula, if my head-calculator is working and
I flipped the right signs.)
Actually, *all* the totals shown match the given algorithm, unless
I'm *very* confused.
Here's what I have currently:
<p>The score is then:</p>
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(1000 * L) - (500 * A) + (100 * H) - (10 * R) - V
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<p>In case of ties, there is no preference. This should be rare. Note that the algorithm essentially encodes a hierarchy of priorities: short words are preferred (counting apostrophes as half a letter), then words with fewer hyphens, words with more pleasing rafsi (this judgment is subjective), and finally words with more vowels are chosen. Each decision principle is applied in turn if the ones before it have failed to choose; it is possible that a lower-ranked principle might dominate a higher-ranked one if it is ten times better than the alternative.</p>
<p>Here are some lujvo with their scores (not necessarily the lowest scoring forms for these lujvo, nor even necessarily sensible lujvo):</p>
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<a id="e1" name="e1">12.1)</a> zbasai
zba + sai
(1000 * 6) - (500 * 0) + (100 * 0) - (10 * 15) - 3
= 5847
<a id="e2" name="e2">12.2)</a> nunynau
nun + y + nau
(1000 * 7) - (500 * 0) + (100 * 1) - (10 * 13) - 3
= 6967
<a id="e3" name="e3">12.3)</a> sairzbata'u
sai + r + zba + ta'u
(1000 * 11) - (500 * 1) + (100 * 1) - (10 * 21) - 5
= 10385
<a id="e4" name="e4">12.4)</a> zbazbasysarji
zba + zbas + y + sarji
(1000 * 13) - (500 * 0) + (100 * 1) - (10 * 12) - 4
= 12976
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