: Yes the score will change, because the new documents change the : statistics. In general, scores cannot be seen as absolute numbers, they : are only useful to compare between search results of the exact same : query at the same index snapshot. They have no global meaning.
This wiki page goes into more depth (it focuses on a more specific question people frequently ask, but the core of the problem is the same as what you are asking about)... https://wiki.apache.org/lucene-java/ScoresAsPercentages -Hoss http://www.lucidworks.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org