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nprobe is Number of clusters to search.

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23 facts
PredicateValueRef
Has Value10[8]
Has Value10[9]
Has Value15[11]
Has Value10[13]
Has Value10[14]
AffectsSpeed[9]
AffectsAccuracy[9]
AffectsSearch Operation[12]
AffectsSearch Accuracy[15]
Value10[1]
Value10[10]
ControlsSearch Depth[9]
ControlsNumber of Clusters to Probe[12]
DescriptionNumber of clusters to search[1]
Serves PurposeSearch Accuracy[1]
Used inSearch Method Faiss[2]
Default Value10[2]
Affects AccuracySearch Precision[6]
Controls TradeoffAccuracy Vs Speed[8]
Belongs to ManyIvflat Index[12]
Specifically ControlsNumber of Clusters[12]
Affects Tradeoff BetweenRecall and Latency[12]
Governs Cluster Probingtrue[12]

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10
descriptionbeam/cd357396-3d15-4187-a06d-464838aefe07
Number of clusters to search
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ex:search-accuracy
typebeam/a62e0ed1-9011-4f17-b311-aa52982c8569
ex:SearchParameter
labelbeam/a62e0ed1-9011-4f17-b311-aa52982c8569
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used-inbeam/a62e0ed1-9011-4f17-b311-aa52982c8569
ex:search-method-faiss
default-valuebeam/a62e0ed1-9011-4f17-b311-aa52982c8569
10
typebeam/c92eb763-b9ec-407a-a291-c2cb3a0f17b8
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labelbeam/c92eb763-b9ec-407a-a291-c2cb3a0f17b8
nprobe
typebeam/202a3697-e562-4fba-bbf7-cecbb06b3cd0
ex:SearchParameter
typebeam/8c2a3b82-efd0-4f8b-ac35-4f5154e36e3a
ex:IndexConfigurationParameter
affectsAccuracybeam/5b630b30-be7c-4e71-9257-76d31088943e
ex:search-precision
typebeam/276709e4-43dc-4dfa-a983-c23bf40e789f
ex:FAISS-search-parameter
hasValuebeam/d2d5545f-52d7-41f9-8164-91a5b1c460f6
10
typebeam/d2d5545f-52d7-41f9-8164-91a5b1c460f6
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controlsTradeoffbeam/d2d5545f-52d7-41f9-8164-91a5b1c460f6
ex:accuracy-vs-speed
typebeam/d0aceba9-957f-4351-9d6e-4e00bb1e365c
ex:SearchParameter
hasValuebeam/d0aceba9-957f-4351-9d6e-4e00bb1e365c
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affectsbeam/d0aceba9-957f-4351-9d6e-4e00bb1e365c
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affectsbeam/d0aceba9-957f-4351-9d6e-4e00bb1e365c
ex:accuracy
controlsbeam/d0aceba9-957f-4351-9d6e-4e00bb1e365c
ex:search-depth
typebeam/eaf4690f-b473-4ddb-a331-5a3e658a880c
ex:SearchParameter
namebeam/eaf4690f-b473-4ddb-a331-5a3e658a880c
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hasValuebeam/9170f193-72c4-43d3-9c09-87f869d91b8b
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belongsToManybeam/bb8ec983-5db9-472d-8703-fe5572813102
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controlsbeam/bb8ec983-5db9-472d-8703-fe5572813102
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ex:search-operation
specificallyControlsbeam/bb8ec983-5db9-472d-8703-fe5572813102
ex:number-of-clusters
affectsTradeoffBetweenbeam/bb8ec983-5db9-472d-8703-fe5572813102
ex:recall-and-latency
governsClusterProbingbeam/bb8ec983-5db9-472d-8703-fe5572813102
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typebeam/f26def45-173a-483e-9e9d-ae42681fa404
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labelbeam/f26def45-173a-483e-9e9d-ae42681fa404
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hasValuebeam/f26def45-173a-483e-9e9d-ae42681fa404
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References (15)

15 references
  1. ctx:claims/beam/cd357396-3d15-4187-a06d-464838aefe07
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      ### Using Quantization for Efficiency Quantization can further reduce the memory footprint and speed up the search process. FAISS supports various quantization techniques, such as PQ (Product Quantization). Here's an example using PQ: ``
  2. ctx:claims/beam/a62e0ed1-9011-4f17-b311-aa52982c8569
  3. ctx:claims/beam/c92eb763-b9ec-407a-a291-c2cb3a0f17b8
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      vectors = np.random.rand(1000, 128).astype(np.float32) collection.insert([vectors]) # Flush data collection.flush() # Search query_vector = np.random.rand(1, 128).astype(np.float32) results = collection.search([query_vector], "embedding",
  4. ctx:claims/beam/202a3697-e562-4fba-bbf7-cecbb06b3cd0
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      # Simulate memory usage and storage size memory_usage = len(vectors) * 128 * 8 / (1024 * 1024) # in MB storage_size = memory_usage # Assuming similar size for simplicity results['memory_usage'] = memory_usage results['
  5. ctx:claims/beam/8c2a3b82-efd0-4f8b-ac35-4f5154e36e3a
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      Approximate nearest neighbor search methods can significantly reduce search time while maintaining reasonable accuracy. One popular choice is the `IndexIVFFlat` index, which combines inverted file indexing with flat indexing. ### 2. Optimi
  6. ctx:claims/beam/5b630b30-be7c-4e71-9257-76d31088943e
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      index = faiss.IndexIVFPQ(quantizer, 128, nlist, m, nbits) # Train the index index.train(vectors) # Add vectors to the index index.add(vectors) # Set the number of probes index.nprobe = nprobe # Search for the nearest neighbors D, I = in
  7. ctx:claims/beam/276709e4-43dc-4dfa-a983-c23bf40e789f
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      - Try different values for `nlist` and `nprobe` to find the optimal balance between speed and accuracy. - For example, you might try `nlist = 200` and `nprobe = 5` or `nprobe = 20`. 2. **Monitor Performance**: - Use `time` or `cPr
  8. ctx:claims/beam/d2d5545f-52d7-41f9-8164-91a5b1c460f6
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      By following these guidelines, you should be able to set up a Milvus cluster that meets your requirements for high availability and performance. [Turn 4916] User: I'm working on optimizing the performance of my Milvus cluster, and I want t
  9. ctx:claims/beam/d0aceba9-957f-4351-9d6e-4e00bb1e365c
  10. ctx:claims/beam/eaf4690f-b473-4ddb-a331-5a3e658a880c
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      ```python from pymilvus import connections, FieldSchema, CollectionSchema, DataType, Collection import numpy as np # Connect to Milvus connections.connect("default", host="localhost", port="19530") # Define the schema fields = [ Field
  11. ctx:claims/beam/9170f193-72c4-43d3-9c09-87f869d91b8b
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      index.nprobe = nprobe return index # Example usage: vectors = np.random.rand(10000, 128).astype(np.float32) index = create_ivfpq_index(vectors, nlist=200, m=8, nprobe=15) print(index.ntotal) # Test the index query_vectors = np.ran
  12. ctx:claims/beam/bb8ec983-5db9-472d-8703-fe5572813102
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      Can you help me optimize my code to reduce the retrieval time? Maybe there's a better way to use the cached dense results? ->-> 9,25 [Turn 7659] Assistant: Certainly! Optimizing retrieval times in a vector database like Milvus involves sev
  13. ctx:claims/beam/f26def45-173a-483e-9e9d-ae42681fa404
  14. ctx:claims/beam/97be8b15-c3b6-4489-b398-6a37a9bde5f9
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      collection_name = "my_collection" collection = Collection(name=collection_name, schema=schema) # Check if the index is built index_info = collection.describe_index() if index_info["params"] == {}: print("Index not built. Rebuilding the
  15. ctx:claims/beam/3ec8c303-e081-4923-9f67-5956a4f6bef5

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