EXPLAIN'ing the very simple query: 
SELECT * FROM experimentsc WHERE expid=12;

I get the following plan:
NOTICE:  QUERY PLAN:

Index Scan using experimentsc_expid_i on experimentsc  (cost=0.00..2.01 rows=1 
width=44)

EXPLAIN

I have two indeces on the same thing: expid  (don't as why :^) One is the index formed 
because it is the primary key, and the other I created manually.

test=# \di expe
            List of relations
          Name          | Type  | Owner  
------------------------+-------+--------
 experimentsc_expid_i   | index | thalis
 experimentsc_expname_i | index | thalis
 experimentsc_pkey      | index | pgsql
(3 rows)

test=# \d experimentsc_expid_i
Index "experimentsc_expid_i"
 Attribute |  Type   
-----------+---------
 expid     | integer
btree

test=# \d experimentsc_pkey
Index "experimentsc_pkey"
 Attribute |  Type   
-----------+---------
 expid     | integer
unique btree (primary key)


Why exactly is experimentsc_expid_i chosen over experimentsc_pkey? Not that it would 
make any difference in this case, but I'd guess that an equality condition on the pkey 
should go for the corresponding index.

TIA,
thalis


ps hopefully not because it comes first in lexicographic ordering ;-)


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