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Hybrid search

What does “Hybrid search” mean?

Hybrid search: Retrieval that combines more than one search approach, commonly keyword matching and vector similarity. It can find both exact names and passages that express the same idea in different words.

Hybrid search visual guide: Retrieval that combines more than one search approach, commonly keyword matching and vector similarity. It can find both exact names and passages that express the same idea in different words.
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What is an example of “Hybrid search”?

A documentation search finds an exact error code with BM25 and alternative explanations with embeddings.

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See also

BM25TermSemantic searchTermReciprocal rank fusionTermRetrieval-augmented generationTerm

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