Bitpart: Exact metric search in high(er) dimensions

We define BitPart (Bitwise representations of binary Partitions), a novel exact search mechanism intended for use in high-dimensional spaces. In outline, a fixed set of reference objects is used to define a large set of regions within the original space, and each data item is characterised according to its containment within these regions. In contrast with other mechanisms only a subset of this information is selected, according to the query, before a search within the re-cast space is performed. Partial data representations are accessed only if they are known to be potentially useful towards the calculation of the exact query solution.