What is the difference between bitmap and btree index?

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What is the difference between bitmap and btree index?..

Answer / sneha latha.r

Bitmap index is used for repeating values.

ex: Gender:male/female
Account status:Active/Inactive

Btree index is used for unique values.

ex: empid.

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What is the difference between bitmap and btree index?..

Answer / amarnath

Bitmap index is used on low cardinality columns i.e less
distinct columns eg: Gender: Male/Female.

B-tree is used on high cardinality colums
eg: Student first name

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