Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 16:27:14 12/28/05
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This is Scorpio data, calculated at a shallow depth of 6 plies in the search. piece_v[pawns] (parameter value, solution ratio) (50,0.501575) (65,0.513065) (80,0.517576) (95,0.522342) (110,0.528726) (125,0.530258) (140,0.526258) (155,0.531024) (170,0.527194) (185,0.522087) y=-3.49912e-006*x*x +0.000969375*x + 0.462914 depth = 6 parm 0 = 138.517199 (best) with std of 0.001994 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 146.758600 Resetting pawn value to 100 for standardization piece_v[knights] (parameter value, solution ratio) (148,0.485658) (192.4,0.500128) (236.8,0.514086) (281.2,0.523874) (325.6,0.521661) (370,0.488382) (414.4,0.453996) (458.8,0.417142) (503.2,0.393821) (547.6,0.377309) y=-1.80485e-006*x*x +0.000921447*x + 0.394803 depth = 6 parm 1 = 255.269692 (best) with std of 0.014954 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 268.234846 piece_v[bishops] (parameter value, solution ratio) (172.5,0.428973) (224.25,0.4757) (276,0.518768) (327.75,0.526768) (379.5,0.513576) (431.25,0.500979) (483,0.491957) (534.75,0.47919) (586.5,0.473913) (638.25,0.469231) y=-1.16533e-006*x*x +0.00094888*x + 0.320498 depth = 6 parm 2 = 407.128512 (best) with std of 0.018537 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 367.439256 piece_v[rooks] (parameter value, solution ratio) (254,0.503788) (330.2,0.511363) (406.4,0.518512) (482.6,0.518342) (558.8,0.517576) (635,0.515618) (711.2,0.511788) (787.4,0.510597) (863.6,0.50532) (939.8,0.503873) y=-1.12826e-007*x*x +0.000126521*x + 0.481761 depth = 6 parm 3 = 560.690000 (best) with std of 0.002611 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 483.545000 piece_v[queens] (parameter value, solution ratio) (589.5,0.50915) (766.35,0.516129) (943.2,0.518938) (1120.05,0.517916) (1296.9,0.518768) (1473.75,0.519363) (1650.6,0.519023) (1827.45,0.519193) (2004.3,0.519278) (2181.15,0.519193) y=-7.33948e-009*x*x +2.43662e-005*x + 0.499919 depth = 6 parm 4 = 1659.939270 (best) with std of 0.001691 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 1566.844635 knight_mobility (parameter value, solution ratio) (5,0.510256) (6.5,0.514682) (8,0.519448) (9.5,0.52064) (11,0.519704) (12.5,0.520981) (14,0.515959) (15.5,0.513831) (17,0.512469) (18.5,0.506341) y=-0.000255771*x*x +0.00564058*x + 0.489214 depth = 6 parm 5 = 11.026639 (best) with std of 0.001395 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 11.763319 bishop_mobility (parameter value, solution ratio) (3,0.525577) (3.9,0.525577) (4.8,0.523364) (5.7,0.522768) (6.6,0.519704) (7.5,0.514086) (8.4,0.517236) (9.3,0.511192) (10.2,0.508128) (11.1,0.504383) y=-0.000199012*x*x +0.000139754*x + 0.527438 depth = 6 parm 6 = 0.351120 (best) with std of 0.001654 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 1.675560 rook_mobility (parameter value, solution ratio) (1.5,0.517916) (1.95,0.517916) (2.4,0.517576) (2.85,0.517576) (3.3,0.51698) (3.75,0.51698) (4.2,0.518938) (4.65,0.518938) (5.1,0.515703) (5.55,0.515703) y=-0.000241999*x*x +0.00137596*x + 0.515984 depth = 6 parm 7 = 2.842895 (best) with std of 0.001092 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 3.521447 queen_mobility (parameter value, solution ratio) (0.5,0.519363) (0.65,0.519363) (0.8,0.519363) (0.95,0.519363) (1.1,0.51698) (1.25,0.51698) (1.4,0.51698) (1.55,0.51698) (1.7,0.51698) (1.85,0.51698) y=0.00160484*x*x +-0.00608233*x + 0.522567 depth = 6 parm 8 = 1.895000 (WORST) with std of 0.000658 (+) for leading coefficient of quadrati Your evaluation function is BROKEN for this parameter. Instead of maximizing -- we found a MINIMUM!!! Check the sign of the term in your evaluation function Using maximum value found at 0.500000 knight_outpost list multiplier (parameter value, solution ratio) (2,0.518342) (2.6,0.516129) (3.2,0.520129) (3.8,0.520129) (4.4,0.518768) (5,0.520981) (5.6,0.520044) (6.2,0.517746) (6.8,0.51332) (7.4,0.514767) y=-0.000629576*x*x +0.00529385*x + 0.508932 depth = 6 parm 9 = 4.204296 (best) with std of 0.001692 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 4.602148 qr_on_7thrank list multiplier (parameter value, solution ratio) (1,0.52047) (1.3,0.521321) (1.6,0.519278) (1.9,0.517746) (2.2,0.518938) (2.5,0.518682) (2.8,0.519363) (3.1,0.520044) (3.4,0.519448) (3.7,0.519023) y=0.000730774*x*x +-0.00379228*x + 0.523765 depth = 6 parm 10 = 2.594706 (WORST) with std of 0.000897 (+) for leading coefficient of quadrati Your evaluation function is BROKEN for this parameter. Instead of maximizing -- we found a MINIMUM!!! Check the sign of the term in your evaluation function Using maximum value found at 1.300000 rook_on_hopen list multiplier (parameter value, solution ratio) (4,0.520214) (5.2,0.522598) (6.4,0.524726) (7.6,0.52081) (8.8,0.520385) (10,0.518172) (11.2,0.514682) (12.4,0.51332) (13.6,0.512044) (14.8,0.507277) y=-0.000169708*x*x +0.00183729*x + 0.517164 depth = 6 parm 11 = 5.413087 (best) with std of 0.001504 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 5.906544 dobled_penalty list multiplier (parameter value, solution ratio) (2,0.519278) (2.6,0.518768) (3.2,0.518768) (3.8,0.519874) (4.4,0.518853) (5,0.517831) (5.6,0.519023) (6.2,0.518427) (6.8,0.518002) (7.4,0.517491) y=-6.80622e-005*x*x +0.000369829*x + 0.518599 depth = 6 parm 12 = 2.716842 (best) with std of 0.000548 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 3.258421 isolated_penalty list multiplier (parameter value, solution ratio) (4,0.515278) (5.2,0.514427) (6.4,0.519619) (7.6,0.522427) (8.8,0.517916) (10,0.520555) (11.2,0.517831) (12.4,0.514682) (13.6,0.513916) (14.8,0.513916) y=-0.000202843*x*x +0.00355253*x + 0.503996 depth = 6 parm 13 = 8.756821 (best) with std of 0.002114 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 8.178411 weak_penalty list multiplier (parameter value, solution ratio) (2,0.516044) (2.6,0.518172) (3.2,0.519534) (3.8,0.518853) (4.4,0.519534) (5,0.518087) (5.6,0.519959) (6.2,0.522172) (6.8,0.52081) (7.4,0.519959) y=-0.000154036*x*x +0.0021426*x + 0.513102 depth = 6 parm 14 = 6.954884 (best) with std of 0.001140 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 6.577442 side_bonus list multiplier (parameter value, solution ratio) (2,0.521747) (2.6,0.521747) (3.2,0.521491) (3.8,0.521491) (4.4,0.520725) (5,0.52081) (5.6,0.52081) (6.2,0.519108) (6.8,0.518427) (7.4,0.518512) y=-0.000123587*x*x +0.000492842*x + 0.521268 depth = 6 parm 15 = 1.993913 (best) with std of 0.000408 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 1.996957 passed_bonus list multiplier (parameter value, solution ratio) (6,0.522938) (7.8,0.523108) (9.6,0.52081) (11.4,0.520129) (13.2,0.522087) (15,0.52081) (16.8,0.520981) (18.6,0.521066) (20.4,0.518512) (22.2,0.518768) y=-3.88074e-006*x*x +-0.000116673*x + 0.523441 depth = 6 parm 16 = -15.032308 (best) with std of 0.001041 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at -3.616154 bishop_pair_1 (parameter value, solution ratio) (15,0.515533) (19.5,0.515533) (24,0.515448) (28.5,0.515363) (33,0.515193) (37.5,0.515278) (42,0.515278) (46.5,0.515278) (51,0.515448) (55.5,0.515278) y=4.29867e-007*x*x +-3.55786e-005*x + 0.516011 depth = 6 parm 17 = 41.383333 (WORST) with std of 0.000079 (+) for leading coefficient of quadrati Your evaluation function is BROKEN for this parameter. Instead of maximizing -- we found a MINIMUM!!! Check the sign of the term in your evaluation function Using maximum value found at 15.000000 bishop_pair_2 (parameter value, solution ratio) (15,0.51698) (19.5,0.515703) (24,0.514767) (28.5,0.515533) (33,0.515618) (37.5,0.515278) (42,0.515193) (46.5,0.515533) (51,0.515193) (55.5,0.514597) y=9.71181e-007*x*x +-9.88455e-005*x + 0.517555 depth = 6 parm 18 = 50.889344 (WORST) with std of 0.000542 (+) for leading coefficient of quadrati Your evaluation function is BROKEN for this parameter. Instead of maximizing -- we found a MINIMUM!!! Check the sign of the term in your evaluation function Using maximum value found at 15.000000 bishop_pair_3 (parameter value, solution ratio) (10,0.515874) (13,0.515108) (16,0.517065) (19,0.516725) (22,0.515533) (25,0.513746) (28,0.514257) (31,0.513235) (34,0.514171) (37,0.513831) y=-1.50453e-006*x*x +-3.69256e-005*x + 0.516765 depth = 6 parm 19 = -12.271429 (best) with std of 0.000991 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 1.864286 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-35,0.514086) (-31,0.514086) (-27,0.514086) (-23,0.514086) (-19,0.514086) (-15,0.514086) (-11,0.514086) (-7,0.514086) (-3,0.514086) (1,0.514086) depth = 6 badfit parm 20 Using default value of -15.000000 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-38,0.513235) (-32.4,0.513746) (-26.8,0.514171) (-21.2,0.513831) (-15.6,0.514512) (-10,0.514086) (-4.4,0.513746) (1.2,0.514427) (6.8,0.514171) (12.4,0.514427) y=-4.72908e-007*x*x +3.36875e-006*x + 0.514278 depth = 6 parm 21 = 3.561739 (best) with std of 0.000313 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at -6.019130 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-41,0.513065) (-33.8,0.512724) (-26.6,0.51298) (-19.4,0.514257) (-12.2,0.513746) (-5,0.513576) (2.2,0.514342) (9.4,0.513831) (16.6,0.514086) (23.8,0.514086) y=-3.91806e-007*x*x +1.26766e-005*x + 0.513975 depth = 6 parm 22 = 16.177143 (best) with std of 0.000394 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 9.188571 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-44,0.511873) (-35.2,0.511703) (-26.4,0.511363) (-17.6,0.512299) (-8.8,0.512214) (0,0.513831) (8.8,0.512639) (17.6,0.51315) (26.4,0.512554) (35.2,0.513235) y=-2.12324e-007*x*x +1.86479e-005*x + 0.512708 depth = 6 parm 23 = 43.913725 (best) with std of 0.000581 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 21.956863 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-47,0.510937) (-36.6,0.510852) (-26.2,0.511703) (-15.8,0.511703) (-5.4,0.51315) (5,0.512639) (15.4,0.513916) (25.8,0.513576) (36.2,0.51315) (46.6,0.512724) y=-5.36539e-007*x*x +2.75614e-005*x + 0.512919 depth = 6 parm 24 = 25.684444 (best) with std of 0.000507 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 20.542222 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-50,0.511618) (-38,0.512299) (-26,0.511618) (-14,0.512895) (-2,0.512554) (10,0.513661) (22,0.514512) (34,0.515533) (46,0.515789) (58,0.515278) y=8.73167e-008*x*x +4.11705e-005*x + 0.513306 depth = 6 parm 25 = -235.753846 (WORST) with std of 0.000586 (+) for leading coefficient of quadrati Your evaluation function is BROKEN for this parameter. Instead of maximizing -- we found a MINIMUM!!! Check the sign of the term in your evaluation function Using maximum value found at 46.000000 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-53,0.499957) (-39.4,0.50549) (-25.8,0.509831) (-12.2,0.515448) (1.4,0.515278) (15,0.515789) (28.6,0.518257) (42.2,0.515789) (55.8,0.506681) (69.4,0.500553) y=-4.57907e-006*x*x +9.84613e-005*x + 0.516795 depth = 6 parm 26 = 10.751230 (best) with std of 0.001934 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 19.675615 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-56,0.501915) (-40.8,0.505234) (-25.6,0.509831) (-10.4,0.516725) (4.8,0.516214) (20,0.517406) (35.2,0.518087) (50.4,0.517236) (65.6,0.515108) (80.8,0.508724) y=-2.64713e-006*x*x +0.000134507*x + 0.516433 depth = 6 parm 27 = 25.406136 (best) with std of 0.001428 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 30.303068 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-59,0.487105) (-42.2,0.496383) (-25.4,0.503617) (-8.6,0.511958) (8.2,0.51698) (25,0.518768) (41.8,0.513235) (58.6,0.505149) (75.4,0.504894) (92.2,0.494766) y=-4.47664e-006*x*x +0.000199778*x + 0.513627 depth = 6 parm 28 = 22.313458 (best) with std of 0.002559 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 23.656729 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-62,0.489318) (-43.6,0.497915) (-25.2,0.497489) (-6.8,0.512384) (11.6,0.515533) (30,0.515448) (48.4,0.515363) (66.8,0.512044) (85.2,0.510682) (103.6,0.506511) y=-2.51208e-006*x*x +0.000211792*x + 0.510967 depth = 6 parm 29 = 42.154602 (best) with std of 0.003020 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 26.877301 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-65,0.492467) (-45,0.496383) (-25,0.504128) (-5,0.512129) (15,0.511192) (35,0.516555) (55,0.517406) (75,0.514257) (95,0.511618) (115,0.508894) y=-1.83526e-006*x*x +0.00019065*x + 0.51094 depth = 6 parm 30 = 51.940711 (best) with std of 0.001827 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 53.470356 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-58,0.495446) (-36.4,0.504809) (-14.8,0.51298) (6.8,0.513831) (28.4,0.513661) (50,0.515703) (71.6,0.513491) (93.2,0.512129) (114.8,0.512469) (136.4,0.50949) y=-1.30187e-006*x*x +0.000151669*x + 0.511467 depth = 6 parm 31 = 58.250191 (best) with std of 0.002397 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 54.125096 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-51,0.505149) (-27.8,0.509575) (-4.6,0.511618) (18.6,0.513576) (41.8,0.514086) (65,0.515959) (88.2,0.515959) (111.4,0.515618) (134.6,0.514171) (157.8,0.513831) y=-5.25314e-007*x*x +9.25014e-005*x + 0.511845 depth = 6 parm 32 = 88.043922 (best) with std of 0.000554 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 76.521961 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-54,0.465997) (-29.2,0.474849) (-4.4,0.48668) (20.4,0.493999) (45.2,0.506596) (70,0.513065) (94.8,0.514767) (119.6,0.510171) (144.4,0.499362) (169.2,0.495021) y=-2.38508e-006*x*x +0.00042604*x + 0.491526 depth = 6 parm 33 = 89.313477 (best) with std of 0.003960 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 92.056738 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-47,0.503617) (-20.6,0.509916) (5.8,0.511958) (32.2,0.51298) (58.6,0.511278) (85,0.515278) (111.4,0.515108) (137.8,0.516214) (164.2,0.513746) (190.6,0.511278) y=-4.45465e-007*x*x +9.32193e-005*x + 0.510302 depth = 6 parm 34 = 104.631402 (best) with std of 0.001583 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 121.215701 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-45,0.499617) (-17,0.507788) (11,0.509916) (39,0.51332) (67,0.511618) (95,0.515959) (123,0.51298) (151,0.514342) (179,0.51332) (207,0.51281) y=-4.67151e-007*x*x +0.000115269*x + 0.507917 depth = 6 parm 35 = 123.374648 (best) with std of 0.001800 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 109.187324 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-48,0.500128) (-18.4,0.506171) (11.2,0.508809) (40.8,0.513831) (70.4,0.515874) (100,0.516555) (129.6,0.514257) (159.2,0.513576) (188.8,0.510852) (218.4,0.510001) y=-6.11933e-007*x*x +0.000134457*x + 0.508415 depth = 6 parm 36 = 109.862514 (best) with std of 0.001170 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 104.931257 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-44,0.507618) (-12.8,0.511278) (18.4,0.513491) (49.6,0.516214) (80.8,0.515874) (112,0.515618) (143.2,0.515703) (174.4,0.516384) (205.6,0.515193) (236.8,0.514001) y=-2.68269e-007*x*x +7.06695e-005*x + 0.511972 depth = 6 parm 37 = 131.713778 (best) with std of 0.000795 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 153.056889 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-33,0.51698) (-0.2,0.516214) (32.6,0.515363) (65.4,0.515789) (98.2,0.51715) (131,0.516214) (163.8,0.515108) (196.6,0.515533) (229.4,0.515363) (262.2,0.514171) y=-2.45732e-008*x*x +-5.32747e-007*x + 0.51639 depth = 6 parm 38 = -10.840000 (best) with std of 0.000697 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 43.680000 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-20,0.514257) (14.4,0.515193) (48.8,0.515789) (83.2,0.517576) (117.6,0.514682) (152,0.515108) (186.4,0.515703) (220.8,0.515789) (255.2,0.515618) (289.6,0.514767) y=-4.74054e-008*x*x +1.32004e-005*x + 0.514993 depth = 6 parm 39 = 139.228506 (best) with std of 0.000912 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 111.214253 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (-5,0.516044) (31,0.516469) (67,0.51698) (103,0.51715) (139,0.515703) (175,0.515363) (211,0.515448) (247,0.514171) (283,0.514937) (319,0.515023) y=-1.1692e-008*x*x +-2.963e-006*x + 0.516607 depth = 6 parm 40 = -126.710638 (best) with std of 0.000673 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at -11.855319 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (112,0.515193) (149.6,0.514001) (187.2,0.515023) (224.8,0.515703) (262.4,0.515789) (300,0.516384) (337.6,0.51664) (375.2,0.517491) (412.8,0.51715) (450.4,0.517576) y=1.82436e-009*x*x +8.52251e-006*x + 0.513533 depth = 6 parm 41 = -2335.760000 (WORST) with std of 0.000477 (+) for leading coefficient of quadrati Your evaluation function is BROKEN for this parameter. Instead of maximizing -- we found a MINIMUM!!! Check the sign of the term in your evaluation function Using maximum value found at 450.400000 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (204,0.516299) (243.2,0.515363) (282.4,0.515789) (321.6,0.515874) (360.8,0.517491) (400,0.517576) (439.2,0.516895) (478.4,0.51664) (517.6,0.516044) (556.8,0.516384) y=-2.97928e-008*x*x +2.46666e-005*x + 0.511741 depth = 6 parm 42 = 413.968451 (best) with std of 0.000667 (-) {GOOD! We found a maximum!} Using average of maximum value found and parabolic min at 406.984225 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (221,0.516895) (261.8,0.516895) (302.6,0.516299) (343.4,0.516129) (384.2,0.516299) (425,0.517065) (465.8,0.517236) (506.6,0.517831) (547.4,0.517491) (588.2,0.518002) y=2.38221e-008*x*x +-1.54333e-005*x + 0.519032 depth = 6 parm 43 = 323.928780 (WORST) with std of 0.000358 (+) for leading coefficient of quadrati Your evaluation function is BROKEN for this parameter. Instead of maximizing -- we found a MINIMUM!!! Check the sign of the term in your evaluation function Using maximum value found at 588.200000 tking_attack[parm_no-20] (parameter value, solution ratio) (218,0.517576) (260.4,0.517661) (302.8,0.517831) (345.2,0.517321) (387.6,0.516725) (430,0.518002) (472.4,0.517746) (514.8,0.518087) (557.2,0.517831) (599.6,0.517576) y=3.94536e-009*x*x +-2.50793e-006*x + 0.517943 depth = 6 parm 44 = 317.832727 (WORST) with std of 0.000424 (+) for leading coefficient of quadrati Your evaluation function is BROKEN for this parameter. Instead of maximizing -- we found a MINIMUM!!! Check the sign of the term in your evaluation function Using maximum value found at 514.800000
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