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 Three keys to achieving good recall are:
 
 1. Create the index *after* the table has some data
-2. Choose an appropriate number of lists (lower is better for recall, higher is better for speed)
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-A good place to start is:
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-- `rows / 1000` for up to 1M rows
-- `sqrt(rows)` for over 1M rows
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-3. Choose an appropriate [number of probes](#query-options) when querying
+2. Choose an appropriate number of lists (a good place to start is `rows / 1000` for up to 1M rows and `sqrt(rows)` for over 1M rows)
+3. When querying, specify an appropriate number of [probes](#query-options) (higher is better for recall, lower is better for speed)
 
 Add an index for each distance function you want to use.