Re: [NOVICE] Function which gives back the

From: "Virgile Beddok" <virgile(dot)beddok(at)igd(dot)fraunhofer(dot)de>
To: "Bruno Wolff III" <bruno(at)wolff(dot)to>
Cc: "Virgile Beddok" <virgile(dot)beddok(at)igd(dot)fraunhofer(dot)de>, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Function which gives back the
Date: 2005-03-28 16:32:09
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> On Mon, Mar 28, 2005 at 17:52:21 +0200,
> Virgile Beddok <virgile(dot)beddok(at)igd(dot)fraunhofer(dot)de> wrote:
>> Thanks for the help.
>> I'll try this for the one-dimensional search.
>> For the muti-dimensional one, which tools of postgresql could I use for
>> this metric function, or this indexable search, which Bruno mentioned.
>> Do they already exist?
>> What about using a tree for that? Is there one which could fit to such a
>> "nearest neighbour search", or do I have to implement it myself...
>
> You could look at boxes or cubes. You haven't said enough about your
> multidimensional problem to give specific answers.
>

I just want to know if there is an existing and implemented function, or
tree, in Postgres which allows me to directly perform a "nearest neighbour
search" on multidimensional vectors.

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