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<chapter id="indexes">
<title id="indexes-title">Indexes</title>
</synopsis>
<note>
<para>
- Testing has shown that hash indexes are slower than btree indexes,
- and the size and build time for hash indexes is much worse. For
- these reasons, hash index use is discouraged.
+ Testing has shown hash indexes to be similar or slower than btree
+ indexes, and the index size and build time for hash indexes is much
+ worse. Hash indexes also suffer poor performance under high
+ concurrency. For these reasons, hash index use is discouraged.
</para>
</note>
</para>
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the <literal>=</literal> operator.
</para>
<para>
- Testing has shown that hash indexes are slower than btree indexes,
- and the size and build time for hash indexes is much worse. For
- these reasons, hash index use is discouraged.
+ Testing has shown hash indexes to be similar or slower than btree
+ indexes, and the index size and build time for hash indexes is much
+ worse. Hash indexes also suffer poor performance under high
+ concurrency. For these reasons, hash index use is discouraged.
</para>
<para>