Nerd Search

NerdSearch enables the user to translate a concept or idea into a query. RadiXplore the located documents corresponding to these ideas.

The following operators can be used to construct the idea.

Operator	Use Case
(xy | ab)	Signifies ‘OR’ operation between words.
“xy ab”	“ “ wraps a number of words to signify a phrase for searching     → Searches for a sequence of words occurring next to each other in the sequence specified     → Eg. “massive nickel sulphide”
-xy	‘-’ omits results containing the word.     → -”xy ab” can be used to omit phrases     → Eg. -appendix omits the word appendix     → Eg. -”logging code” omits the phrase logging code
xy~	‘~’ after a single word accounts for different variations in spelling errors     → Eg. hematisation~ will search for all different ways in which word might be spelt
“xy ab”~n	‘n’ can be any whole number. ‘~’ when used after a phrase allows for upto n number of words to be included anywhere in between the phrase.     → Eg. “massive nickel”~3 will also find “massive with high nickel”
xy*	‘*’ after a word searches for all words beginning with that prefix     → Eg. pyr* will find pyrite, pyrrhotite, pyroxene..etc.

All the above operators can be used in combination to search for your idea. To see how NerdSearch is being used by other users to find unrecognised mineral deposits, go to NerdSearch Use Cases.