A number range is a query term that is treated as a numeric pattern that matches many index terms at once. ATG Search defines a number range as two numbers, separated by two periods, with no spaces (i..j). The first number is the minimum value, and the second number is the maximum value of the range. Any numeric index term that falls between the first and second numbers inclusively is retrieved. Integers and real numbers are not distinguished. For example, the number range 5..8 returns 6, 5.7, and 8.0.
Number ranges can be viewed as a form of term expansion, because a single query term is replaced with a disjunction of alternative terms. Note that only numbers that appear in the collection are considered for these ranges. There is no limit to the number of included numbers.
