Q16 PostgreSQL Domain 2 · 25–30% of exam

A vector search returns poor results. Increasing which IVFFlat parameter improves recall without rebuilding the index?

  1. A lists
  2. B m
  3. C ivfflat.probes (correct answer)
  4. D ef_construction

Shortcut: probes=N at query time controls how many inverted lists are searched. Higher probes = better recall. This is a session-level setting requiring no index rebuild.

SET ivfflat.probes=N at query time controls how many inverted lists are searched. Higher probes = better recall. This is a session-level setting requiring no index rebuild.