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Retrieval times for a packed direct access inverted file

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This note extends the results obtained by Thomas C. Lowe [1] for the case where the list file is stored in packed form. The notation and terminology used were established by Lowe. In addition, we define F(j) = ∑j-1i=1 ƒ(i) and write [x] for the greatest integer not exceeding x.

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