12. A system in accordance with claim 9 , wherein said at least one index entry comprises: a first index entry indicative of a value of said range of numeric values; and a subsequent index entry indicative of a remainder of said range of numeric values, wherein values represented by said subsequent index entry differ from values represented by any other subsequent index entry.
9. A system for indexing a range of numeric values, said system comprising: a memory portion for: storing an index entry data structure comprising: a first portion to indicate that said index entry comprises a predetermined minimum value and maximum value that represents a range of numeric values, where said minimum value is different than said maximum value; and a second portion comprising: a non-variable portion having a fixed value and a variable portion comprising said range of numeric values; and storing a plurality of search terms indicative of a query value; a processor portion configured to: populate an index with a set of index entries comprising the minimum number of index entries necessary to include all index entries within the predetermined range of numerical values, wherein a value representable by the range corresponds to only one entry in the index; compare each of said index entry with each of said search terms; and format said query value, wherein said formatted query value comprises a number of digit positions; determine a number of search terms in said plurality of search terms to be equal to one plus said number of formatted query value digit positions; construct a first search term of said plurality of search terms by placing a don't care indicator in each digit position of said first search term, wherein said don't care indicator indicates that any value can be placed at said digit position; and construct each subsequent search term of said plurality of search terms by: replicating a previously constructed search term; and replacing a don't care indicator with a digit value in a corresponding digit position of said formatted query value an input/output portion for: providing, in each index entry, an indication of a respective portion of said range of numeric values associated with said matching index entry, if said comparison results in a match between said index entry and a search term.