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[8.9] [DOCS] Fix HDR parameter for the percentile agg (#98318) #98323

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Expand Up @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ GET latency/_search
This option can lead to improved accuracy (relative error close to 0.01% for millions of samples in some
cases) but then percentile queries take 2x-10x longer to complete.

==== HDR Histogram
==== HDR histogram

https://github.com/HdrHistogram/HdrHistogram[HDR Histogram] (High Dynamic Range Histogram) is an alternative implementation
that can be useful when calculating percentiles for latency measurements as it can be faster than the t-digest implementation
Expand All @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ as a number of significant digits). This means that if data is recorded with val
(3,600,000,000 microseconds) in a histogram set to 3 significant digits, it will maintain a value resolution of 1 microsecond
for values up to 1 millisecond and 3.6 seconds (or better) for the maximum tracked value (1 hour).

The HDR Histogram can be used by specifying the `method` parameter in the request:
The HDR Histogram can be used by specifying the `hdr` parameter in the request:

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