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@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ intended use. For example, you can index strings to both `text` and `keyword`
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fields. However, `text` field values are <<analysis,analyzed>> for full-text
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search while `keyword` strings are left as-is for filtering and sorting.
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-Field types are grouped by _family_. Types in the same family support the same
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-search functionality but may have different space usage or performance
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+Field types are grouped by _family_. Types in the same family have exactly the
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+same search behavior but may have different space usage or performance
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characteristics.
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-Currently, the only type family is `keyword`, which consists of the `keyword`,
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-`constant_keyword`, and `wildcard` field types. Other type families have only a
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-single field type. For example, the `boolean` type family consists of one field
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-type: `boolean`.
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+Currently, there are two type families, `keyword` and `text`. Other type
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+families have only a single field type. For example, the `boolean` type family
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+consists of one field type: `boolean`.
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[discrete]
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