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An offline query criterion is essentially a property on the query object. When evaluating a query, every criterion/property is checked against all result candidates (See [[#Technical_background|technical background]]). A candidate is a match if

* it has all the same properties as the offline query;

* and the values of these properties indicate they are relevant according to the query criteria. (Some types have different ways to interpret what makes a value relevant. See below.)

{{Hint|The value checking of a criterion is ignored during query evaluations under any of the following circumstances.

* inclusive greater than (value ⩾ ...);

* inclusive less than (value ⩽ ...).

== Technical background ==