Why does word sense disambiguation fail when processing highly technical documents?

💡 Explanation

Word sense disambiguation can fail in technical documents because domain shifts change word semantics; a word's meaning is altered within that specific context. This polysemy increases complexity. Therefore, accurate identification decreases, rather than remaining constant due to other constraints.

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