Add information about the default sort mode (#40657)

2019-03-30 10:56:23 -04:00 · 2019-03-30 10:56:23 -04:00 · 1e90b29c00
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--- a/docs/reference/search/request/sort.asciidoc
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@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ to. The `mode` option can have the following values:
 `median`:: Use the median of all values as sort value.  Only applicable
           for number based array fields.

+The default sort mode in the ascending sort order is `min` -- the lowest value
+is picked. The default sort mode in the descending order is `max` --
+the highest value is picked.
+
 ===== Sort mode example usage

 In the example below the field price has multiple prices per document.