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Sparse vs. dense retrieval

So far, you've embedded text as dense vectors, and retrieved them using their semantic similarity to a query vector. Sparse retrieval can offer an alternative for particular use cases. In this exercise, you'll test your understanding of sparse versus dense retrieval.

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Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with LangChain

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