# EntityMatchLimitN

The maximum number of matches to return for the entities specified by the corresponding EntityN parameter. When Eduction reaches the limit it stops searching for those entities, so no further matches are returned and Eduction does not spend time looking for them.

If the `EntityN` parameter specifies multiple entities, using a wildcard or a comma-separated list, the limit applies separately to each entity. For example, the following configuration would permit up to three matches for British names, and up to three for French names, and so on:

    Entity0=pii/name/*
    EntityMatchLimit0=3

The limit is applied after post-processing, so any matches that are discarded by post-processing do not count towards the limit.

You might set this parameter if you want to see some matches for a given entity but would prefer to ignore further matches in favor of reducing the processing time.

Type: | Integer
Default: | No limit
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | Any section that you have defined for Eduction settings
Example: | With the following configuration Eduction returns a maximum of three matches for the `pii/name/gb` entity. `Entity0=pii/name/gb EntityMatchLimit0=3`
See Also: | EntityN MaxMatchesPerDoc

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