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Glossary: RAG Beyond the Basics

BM25

Also written: keyword search, keyword score, rank-bm25

A keyword-matching scoring method that ranks chunks by how well their words match the query's words. It works well on exact codes like "INV-2026-0919" and is combined with vector search in hybrid search.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

Hybrid searchVector searchReciprocal rank fusion