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# Separator hypothesis

> Properties of a Separator hypothesis — Orientation, Relative length, Space length, and Orthogonal shift in an Extraction Rules activity.

When a hypothesis is formulated, only those Separator objects that have been detected during pre-recognition are considered.

## Separator hypothesis properties

A formulated Separator hypothesis has the following type-specific properties (in addition to the general ones):

| Property              | Description                                                                                                        |
| :-------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Orientation           | Specifies the orientation of the detected separator.                                                               |
| Relative length       | Specifies the relative length of the detected separator.                                                           |
| Space length          | Specifies the absolute length of the space character inside the detected separator.                                |
| Relative space length | Specifies the relative length of the space character inside the detected separator.                                |
| Orthogonal shift      | Specifies the distance between separators (in the direction perpendicular to their orientation) in the hypothesis. |