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Query Rewriting, Expansion and HyDE

Users do not write queries that look like the documents that answer them. Query rewriting closes that gap before retrieval runs: resolving pronouns from the conversation, expanding jargon, splitting a compound question, or generating a hypothetical answer to search with instead of the question.

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RELATED CONCEPTS

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Hybrid Search (Lexical + Vector)Reranking and Two-Stage Retrieval Chunking Strategies Embeddings & Vector Representations

LESSONS THAT TEACH THIS

Foundations of Forward Deployed EngineeringTrace the evidence before changing the prompt22 min→

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