Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) › Reranking Retrieved Documents
What is Reranking Retrieved Documents
BeginnerAnswer
Reranking retrieved documents is an extra step in a RAG pipeline that reorders the initially retrieved documents to make sure the most genuinely relevant ones are placed first.
Real-world example A RAG system uses a reranking step to move the single most relevant support article to the top before generating a final answer.