# Similarity: set queryNorm and coord fields to 1.0

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/similarity-set-querynorm-and-coord-fields-to-1-0/19668>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 8, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/similarity-set-querynorm-and-coord-fields-to-1-0/19668 "2014-09-08T20:58:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nicom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nicom/32/488_2.png) [@nicom](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nicom)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/similarity-set-querynorm-and-coord-fields-to-1-0/19668/1 "2014-09-08T20:58:00Z")

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I would like to overwrite the fields queryNorm, QueryCoord to get cleaner  
score

and thus set queryNorm =1. 0 and coord = 1.0

in the similarity module page

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it is explained:

> By default, Elasticsearch will use whatever similarity is configured as  
> default. However, the similarity functions queryNorm() and coord() are not  
> per-field. Consequently, for expert users wanting to change the  
> implementation used for these two methods, while not changing the default,  
> it is possible to configure a similarity with the name base. This  
> similarity will then be used for the two methods.

so but I dont get it. How to do to get queryNorm =1. 0 and coord = 1.0

Nicolas

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/similarity-set-querynorm-and-coord-fields-to-1-0/19668/2 "2017-07-06T01:03:51Z")

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