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# BIASNRANGE

The `BIASNRANGE` field specifier (case sensitive) allows you to bias the score of results at query time according to the numerical proximity of the value in the specified field to a specified continuous range of values.

NOTE: You can optimize the speed of this field specifier by restricting the field to the `NumericType` property type.

## Format

    FieldText=BIASNRANGE{lowerOptimum,upperOptimum,lowerRange,upperRange,percentage}:yourField

`lowerOptimum` | The lowest value that `yourField` can contain to change the weight by the maximum `percentage`. You can specify an open-ended range, by setting this value to a period (`.`).
`upperOptimum` | The highest value that `yourField` can contain to change the weight by the maximum `percentage`. You can specify an open-ended range, by setting this value to a period (`.`).
`lowerRange` | A positive number that determines the range of values below `lowerOptimum` that get a non-optimal weight change. When `yourField` contains a value that is between (`lowerOptimum`-`lowerRange`) and `lowerOptimum`, Content increases or decreases the weight according to the specified `percentage`, using a linear scale.
`upperRange` | A positive number that determines the range of values above `upperOptimum` that get a non-optimal weight change. When `yourField` contains a value that is between `upperOptimum` and (`upperOptimum`+`upperRange`), Content increases or decreases the weight according to the specified `percentage`, using a linear scale. NOTE: To use the same value for `lowerRange` and `upperRange`, you can omit this argument.
`percentage` | A percentage in the range -100 to 100. The percentage change to apply to values that occur in the optimum range. (The boosted relevance score cannot be greater than 100% or less than -100%.) For values outside the optimum range, but inside the range set by `lowerRange` and `upperRange`, Content adjusts the percentage on a linear scale. When you set `AbsWeight` to `True`, this value is the absolute value by which to boost the weight and it is then not limited by +/- 100.
`yourField` | The name of the field that must be present, and must contain a value in the specified value range, for the document relevance to be modified.

NOTE: For compatibility with NRANGE, the range values can include the greater than (>) and less than (<) symbols, but these have no effect.

## Examples

    FieldText=BIASNRANGE{100,150,20,40,10}:*/PRICE

A document whose `PRICE` field value is between 100 and 150 has its weight increased by 10%. This boost decreases linearly to 0% at 80 and lower, and 190 and higher.

    FieldText=BIASNRANGE{100,150,30,-20}:*/PRICE

A document whose `PRICE` field value is between 100 and 150 has its weight decreased by 20%. This penalty decreases linearly to 0% at 70 and lower, and 180 and higher.

    FieldText=BIASNRANGE{-10,10,5,30}:*/PRICE

A document whose `PRICE` field value is between -10 and 10 has its weight increased by 30%. This boost decreases linearly to 0% at -15 and lower, and 15 and higher.

    FieldText=BIASNRANGE{.,150,30,-20}:*/PRICE

A document whose `PRICE` field value is lower than 150 has its weight decreased by 20%. This penalty decreases linearly to 0% at 180 and higher.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Category Component 25.4

Topic Title: BIASNRANGE