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Re:Duck Duck Go Passed 1mm Searches Per Day by wisty on Thursday February 16, 2012 @05:19PM (#3600970)
> it's just simple math

More results doesn't always give better results. Generally, they do, but depending on the problem it's often very marginal.

The actual ranking algorithm is more important, especially (I suspect) pre-processing. Google's main advantage (I'd guess) is its expertise in algorithms and processing.

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