SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING QUERY SIMILARITY BY QUERY DISTRIBUTION COMPARISON

A system determines query similarity. The system determines a volume per unit time of an issued first query over a time period and determines a volume per unit time of issued other queries over the time period. The system compares the volume per unit time of each of the issued other queries to the volume per unit time of the issued first query. The system identifies ones of the issued other queries as similar to the first query based on the comparison.