Recall when and how hybrid search improves vector retrieval.
Objection Vector search should understand the meaning, so why add keyword search? Use this when exact identifiers, SKUs, legal clause numbers, or error codes appear in query logs. Your line Meaning is not the whole intent. If the user types E-1049 or CC6.6, that token is part of the answer contract. Hybrid search lets exact-match and semantic evidence both compete. Do not frame lexical search as old or inferior; it solves a different part of the problem. It names the mixed-intent mechanism instead of arguing tools. Dense vs. lexical What does each path catch? Hybrid is warranted when real queries…
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