TinkerThe search waits on the desk.
Chapter 3 of 7
Rare words count more
The index is fast. A warehouse lead searches “Larkspur forklift”, and the top result is about security, not forklifts.
This chapter: Why should a rare word count more than a common one?
About this chapter
You will learn
- Counting every word the same lets common words win
- Rarity: fewer pages, more weight
- A score adds up its words
Words you’ll meet
- Score
- A number per page for how well it matches the search; the highest comes first.
- Rarity
- How few pages a word is on. Rare words tell pages apart, so they weigh more.
Step 1 of 5
Each page gets a : here, a point each time a search word is on it.
Search “Larkspur forklift”, every word the same.