Proximity Operators and Phrase Searching
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Proximity Operators
Proximity operators enable you to define how closely you want your search terms to be found in relation to one another. For instance:
- circumstances /s mitigating will find your search terms within the same sentence
- market /5 share will find them within /n words of each other
- filing pre/5 bankrupt! the first word must precede the second by no more than pre/n words
Like truncation and wildcards, proximity operators may vary from database to database. Check the database help if you are unsure.
Phrase Searching
Phrase searching is when quotation marks " " are used to signify a phrase. For instance, by placing quotations marks around "duty of care", the database would return only those results which contained that exact phrase.
Task : Try it Yourself!
Question
What is the proximity operator used for LexisNexis AU if you are searching for terms appearing within 5 words of each other?
See Answer
You would use the following proximity operator: w/5 (as in, duty w/5 care)
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