pyuncertainnumber.nlp.language_parsing
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.. py:module:: pyuncertainnumber.nlp.language_parsing


Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   pyuncertainnumber.nlp.language_parsing.hedge_interpret


Module Contents
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.. py:function:: hedge_interpret(hedge: str, return_type='interval') -> pyuncertainnumber.pba.intervals.Interval | pyuncertainnumber.pba.pbox_abc.Pbox

   interpret linguistic hedge words into UncertainNumber objects

   :param hedge: the hedge numerical expression to be interpreted
   :type hedge: str
   :param return_type: the type of object to be returned, either 'interval' or 'pbox'
   :type return_type: str

   .. note:: - the return can either be an interval or a pbox object

   .. rubric:: Example

   >>> hedge_interpret("about 200", return_type="pbox")
   >>> hedge_interpret("200.00")