Re: multicolumn indexes still efficient if not fully stressed? - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Alan Hodgson
Subject Re: multicolumn indexes still efficient if not fully stressed?
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Msg-id 200901121217.47224@hal.medialogik.com
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In response to Re: multicolumn indexes still efficient if not fully stressed?  ("Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>)
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On Monday 12 January 2009, "Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've found that when you do frequently query on two or more columns, a
> multi-column index is faster than bitmap scans, especially for larger
> data sets.

Very much faster, especially if you're only looking for a few dozen or
hundred rows out of multi-million row tables.

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