Retrieval and search · MLD-1145
Sparse retrieval
Retrieval using sparse term-based or learned sparse representations.
Original reference page · detailed expansion pending. Original definitions, examples, notes and citations are preserved below. New examples are illustrative, not benchmark results.
Original example
Search with BM25 or sparse neural vectors.
Original caveat
Sparse does not necessarily mean non-neural.
Context and aliases
Level: Intermediate. Stages: Data · Retrieval · Inference · Evaluation.
Tags: ML · NLP · SLM · LLM · IR.
Aliases: None recorded.
Related concepts
Concepts linking here
Original references
- Faiss documentation ↗ · Reference link
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Knowledge-Intensive NLP Tasks ↗ · Consulted
- Sentence Transformers documentation ↗ · Reference link
- Original reference URL ↗