[Sigia-l] Tilde for synonym search in Google

[Webindexing]

Thank you all for answers and further exploration. 

Ginny, I'm puzzled how a hit count numbers can be calculated so that
they give such misleading results? What you are saying suggests that hit
numbers given by Google are totally unreliable?

Glenda.

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> The way that the hit count numbers are calculated gives the 
> impression 
> that a search for 'odor' retrieves more hits than a search 
> for '~odor.' The hit counts become more accurate with smaller search 
> results sets, and that's why limiting the search produces better 
> looking numbers. For example ~odor site:yahoo.com gives "about 
> 42,900." Compare that to odor site:yahoo.com, which gives "about 
> 15,500."
> -- Ginny Risk
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> > >>> "Webindexing" <webindexing at optusnet.com.au> 9/2/2004 1:13:44 AM
> > >>>
> > Google now allows the use of the tilde sign (~) before a search term
> > to
> > expand the search to include synonyms of the term. They give the
> > example
> > of searching for '~food ~facts' to also find information on 
> nutrition
> > and cooking(http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html). 
> > 
> > As I understand it this should EXPAND a search, thus retrieving more
> > hits. Has anyone used it, and does anyone see the logic behind a
> > search
> > for '~odor' retrieving LESS hits than a search for 'odor'?
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