AW: [topicmapmail] Re: topicmapmail digest, Vol 1 #1329 - 4msgs

[Jan Algermissen]

Kal Ahmed wrote:
> I think that where you stop in this process of reification and
> refinement is dependent upon the amount of detail you want to model

I'd also consider retrieval efficiency. As you add more granularity to your
model, the query complexity increases (naturally). So there is a tradeoff
involved that you cannot simply ignore and just model as detailed as you like.

Depends a bit on the variancy of your envisioned queries though.

Jan



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