Are suppressed documents in an Active Learning project considered to be exact duplicates?

In an Active Learning project, suppressed documents refer to those documents that have been excluded from the review pool due to various criteria, such as being flagged as duplicates. However, this suppression does not automatically imply that these documents are exact duplicates in the strictest sense.

Exact duplicates typically mean that the content of the documents is identical in every way, including formatting, word order, and metadata. In contrast, suppressed documents may share similarities but could also have variations in content, formatting, or other features that prevent them from being classified as exact duplicates.

Consequently, the nuances in document content are essential considerations within data analysis. Just because a document is suppressed does not guarantee it meets the strict definition of being an exact duplicate; it may contain slight differences that are significant in reviewing and analyzing the dataset. Hence, understanding the nature of suppressed documents as not always being exact duplicates allows for more accurate project management and data handling.