the query, and consequently an inferior query plan may be chosen.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Genetic query optimization (<acronym>GEQO</acronym>) randomly
+ tests execution plans. Therefore, when the number of tables exceeds
+ <varname>geqo_threshold</> causing genetic query optimization to be
+ used, the execution plan is likely to change each time the statement
+ is executed.
+ </para>
+
<para>
Prior to <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 7.3, the plan was
emitted in the form of a <literal>NOTICE</literal> message. Now it