The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #10582   Message #74320
Posted By: Joe Offer
29-Apr-99 - 10:49 AM
Thread Name: fuzzy search
Subject: RE: fuzzy search
"Fuzzy Search," Kat, means using "fuzzy logic." Gee, I thought that you, of all people, would understand that....
-Joe, ducking for cover-
fuzzy logic [coined in 1965 by L.A. Zadeh, U.S. computer scientist] - a type of logic used in computers and other electronic devices for processing imprecise or variable data: in place of the traditional binary values, fuzzy logic employs a range of values for greater flexibility.
What does that have to do with searching the database? I dunno. I've been intrigued by the mention of "fuzzy search" on the no-hit search results page. My guess is that Max and Dick had planned for a fuzzy logic search, but it hasn't come to be yet. In the meantime, the best instructions we have for searching are here (click me).
-Joe Offer-