TextIQ Feature Request - Multiple matches for near operator

markjrieke · 2023-01-17T18:01:05+00:00

Current Problem: Would like to be able to tag multiple words with a near operator. For example, (doctor | physician) & (nice | rude) would errantly tag the comment "The nurses were nice at my most recent visit to see my doctor." Current Solution (if applicable): The only workaround currently is to write a near operation for every possible combination of words on either side of the "&". In this case, it'd be: (doctor nice)~3 | (doctor rude)~3 | (physician nice)~3 | (physician rude)~3. This is manageable for this small example, but there can be a lot of combinations (e.g., doctor/dr/physician/resident/oncologist/gynecologist... would all need their own set of near operators for each word).Possible Solution: Ideally, I'd like to be able to write something once, possibly in a format like this: ((doctor | physician) (nice | rude))~3 to catch all the "near" combinations between the words. Purpose / Use Case: This would be useful to any client that wants to be able to refine TextIQ queries without repeating themselves.

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January 17, 2023
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markjrieke
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Current Problem: Would like to be able to tag multiple words with a near operator. For example,
```
(doctor | physician) & (nice | rude) 
```
would errantly tag the comment "The nurses were nice at my most recent visit to see my doctor."

Current Solution (if applicable): The only workaround currently is to write a near operation for every possible combination of words on either side of the "&". In this case, it'd be:
```
(doctor nice)~3 | (doctor rude)~3 | (physician nice)~3 | (physician rude)~3
```
. This is manageable for this small example, but there can be a lot of combinations (e.g., doctor/dr/physician/resident/oncologist/gynecologist... would all need their own set of near operators for each word).

Possible Solution: Ideally, I'd like to be able to write something once, possibly in a format like this:
```
((doctor | physician) (nice | rude))~3
```
to catch all the "near" combinations between the words.