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Hybrid Search

Combines semantic (vector) search with keyword (BM25) search for better retrieval. Keyword search catches exact matches (names, IDs, code) that embeddings might miss.

Where this is taught

• Advanced Retrieval — Hybrid Search, Reranking, and Parent-Child Chunking — Phase 4: RAG Pipelines in Workflows
• Vector Database Selection & Hybrid Search — Phase 3: Enterprise RAG Systems
• Retrieval, Reranking, and Hybrid Search — Phase 6: RAG Systems & Knowledge Grounding
• Capstone Project: Enterprise RAG + Agent Deployment — Phase 10: Capstone Deployment Project
• Vector Search from Scratch: TF-IDF, BM25 & Semantic Search — Phase 0: Development Environment & Mathematical Foundations

Related terms

Semantic Search · Reranking

More in RAG

Chunking · Reranking · Semantic Search

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