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Infrastructure Advanced Also known as: Ricerca ibrida

Hybrid search

A retrieval strategy that combines keyword search (BM25) and vector search (embeddings), merging the two rankings with techniques such as Reciprocal Rank Fusion.

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It compensates each method's weaknesses: embeddings excel at semantics, BM25 at exact terms. It almost always beats either alone. It is the state of the art in production RAG systems.

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