Actually, the index returns page numbers in the table on disc which
may contain one or more rows that are relevant. Postgres has to fetch
the whole row to find out the email_id and any other information,
including whether the row is visible in your current transaction
(concurrency control complicates it all). Just having a page number
isn't much use to you!
Matthew
I learn something new every day.
Thanks Matthew.
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