Search Operators and Modifiers
Boolean - Greek Letters - Wildcards
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Reference Search Boolean Operators and Modifiers
Use Boolean search operators and modifiers to target your search query and to find the results you need faster. For example, a referenc...
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Boolean Operator: AND
The and operator returns any combination of the terms' plurals, synonyms, or alternate spellings. Example: The query flavor and aroma r...
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Boolean Operator: NOT
The not operator excludes any combination of the terms' plurals, synonyms, or alternate spellings. Example: The query flavor not dye re...
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Boolean Operator: OR
Most often used with within parentheses in Boolean expressions, the or operator is technically interpreted as at least one term/phrase/...
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Boolean Modifier: " "
Enclosing terms within quotation marks creates a bound phrase, which means that: Term(s) must appear side-by-side as they do within th...
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Boolean Modifier: ( )
Enclosing terms and a Boolean operator within parentheses creates a Boolean expression that functions as a single unit/condition that c...
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Greek Letters and Equivalents Used in Searching
When entering your search query, the following Greek letters and their equivalents will match and return results. Notes: Entering an e...
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Reference Search Wildcards
You may search references using the asterisk (* - match 0 or more characters) and question mark (? - match 0 or 1 character) wildcard c...