Digit Filters High Low Boxed Pick 5 The High Low Boxed (P34ID:HL-BOX) is a so called "digit filter". A digit filter divides each digit into options. The High Low filter has the following options:
High Low = Digits H = 5 6 7 8 9 L = 0 1 2 3 4
The addition "Boxed" (BOX) refers to the fact that in this case the position within the result is of no interest. So the filter string is always sorted in ascending order.
To show you how to find the High Low filter for a Pick 5 number here an example step by step.
Pick 5 High Low Conversion Step 1: Divide the 51007 into separate digits: 51007 => 5 1 0 0 7 Step 2: Convert each digit to filter: 5 = H 1 = L 0 = L 0 = L 7 = H Step 3: Sort the filters in ascending order: H L L L H => H H L L L Step 4: Combine the filters to a string: H H L L L = HHLLL
High Low (HL) together with Even Odd (EO) are the most basic digit filters in use. Even and odd digits are easy to identify, same as high (5-9) and low (0-4) digits. As most of the filtering in the past was done using pencil and paper, these simple filters were the first to be used. They did not need any kind of calculation, everyone can distinguish a high from a low digit as well as even one from an odd one. |