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What is a Boolean operator ?
Boolean operators are used to logically link keywords in a search to find the most relevant results possible. They take the form of mathematical symbols or punctuation marks, and are inserted between keywords to combine them.
Without these operators, the keyword detection system is only interested in occurrences that correspond exactly to the terms entered. For example, entering the word "climatic" will inform you of the content in which this precise keyword appears and not of occurrences of "climate" or "climatic". Accents count too.
To ensure you don't miss anything, use your keywords with several spellings or words from the same lexical field.
How does it work?
Use the logical operators to refine your search for amendments in the list or your keyword alerts.
To reduce the number of results
- « changement + climatique »: Space the terms with a "+" sign to receive only the content in which these two terms appear. This is the equivalent of a strict "and**"**. If, for example, in the summary of an amendment, both terms appear, even if separated by other words, the amendment will be highlighted.
- « "changement climatique” »: Use inverted commas around a string of terms to receive only the occurrences of the terms in sequence and in that order. This allows you to search for an exact expression.
Note that the exact phrase search only works with inverted commas ("...") and not with chevrons («…»).
Increase the number of results :
- « change* + climat* »: The asterisk allows you to truncate a term to search for all possible endings. Here, for example, you can receive content containing the words "change" or "changement", combined with "climatiques" or "climatologue".
- « changement climatique »: Separating terms in the same keyword with spaces will allow you to receive content in which one or both of the keywords appear. This is the equivalent of "or".
- « (changement + climatique) ("réchauffement climatique")»: The brackets allow you to combine keywords. In the example given, you are looking for amendments or articles that contain the words "change" and "climate", or those containing the exact phrase "global warming", or both, because there is a space between the brackets.
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