1. A computer implemented method for measuring the distinctiveness of a result generated from a collection of electronically stored information, wherein the result is comprised of elements associated with the electronically stored collection of information, the method comprising: accessing, by a computer system, a result generated from a collection of information; establishing, automatically, by the computer system at least one identifying characteristic within the result; analyzing, by the computer system, the result to automatically obtain a statistical distribution of the at least one identifying characteristic within the result; generating, by the computer system, a measurement of distinctiveness for the result based on the statistical distribution of the at least one identifying characteristic within the result; and comparing, by the computer system, the statistical distribution of the at least one identifying characteristic within the result against a baseline statistical distribution of the at least one identifying characteristic.
1. A computer implemented method for measuring the distinctiveness of a result generated from a collection of electronically stored information, wherein the result is comprised of elements associated with the electronically stored collection of information, the method comprising: accessing, by a computer system, a result generated from a collection of information; establishing, automatically, by the computer system at least one identifying characteristic within the result; analyzing, by the computer system, the result to automatically obtain a statistical distribution of the at least one identifying characteristic within the result; generating, by the computer system, a measurement of distinctiveness for the result based on the statistical distribution of the at least one identifying characteristic within the result; and comparing, by the computer system, the statistical distribution of the at least one identifying characteristic within the result against a baseline statistical distribution of the at least one identifying characteristic. 21. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the statistical distribution is determined by approximating a statistical distribution for at least one identifying characteristic within the result.