Match Validity

Eduction assesses the validity of a match in the following order:

  1. If the match is found outside of the required zones, discard it.
  2. If the match does not meet the minimum score requirement, discard it.
  3. If duplicates are allowed:

    • If the instance of the match is allowable, count this instance and return the match.
    • Otherwise, count this instance and discard it.
  4. If duplicates are not allowed for the entity field:

    • If the matched text has been found before, discard it.
    • Otherwise, if the instance of the match is allowable, count this instance and return the matched text.
    • If the instance of the match is not allowable, count this instance and discard it.