Generating an answer to a question utilizing a knowledge base

A computer readable memory comprises:

• a first memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
• obtain a representation of at least a portion of a query, wherein the query includes a sequence of words;
• a second memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• identify, for each word of the sequence of words, an identigen subset to produce a plurality of identigen subsets, wherein each identigen subset of the plurality of identigen subsets includes one or more identigens, and wherein an identigen of the one or more identigens has an associated potential meaning of the word;
• a third memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• determine, in accordance with grouping rules, a query entigen grouping that includes a sequence of unique entigens, wherein the sequence of unique entigens corresponds to the sequence of words, wherein an entigen of the sequence of unique entigens corresponds to an identigen of a corresponding identigen subset of the plurality of identigen subsets, and wherein the query entigen grouping corresponds to a meaning associated with the at least the portion of the query;
• a fourth memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• identify a section of a knowledge base that substantially matches the query entigen grouping, wherein the knowledge base facilitates storage of knowledge as a multitude of entigen groupings;
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• a fifth memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• determine an answer to the query based on the section of the knowledge base.