This isn't a very Hadoop question.

A Bloom filter is a very low level data structure that doesn't really any
correlate in SQL.  It allows you to find duplicates quickly and
probabilistically.  In return for a small probability of a false positive,
it uses less memory.


On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Sai Sai <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can some one give a simple analogy of Bloom Filter in SQL.
> I am trying to understand and always get confused.
> Thanks
>

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