Truncation
Truncation is a technique that broadens your search to include various word endings and spellings. To use truncation, enter the root of a word and put the symbol (*) at the end. The system will return results that include any ending of that root word. Examples:
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Example query
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Will also return results for
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child*
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child, childs, children, childrens, childhood
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genetic*
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genetic, genetics, genetically
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Where to use truncation: truncation can be used at the end of a term (e.g. child*) or in the middle of a term (e.g. col*r), but will not work when used in the beginning of a term (e.g. *hood). Truncation should not be used in conjunction with partial phrase matching.