This method ensures that items ranked high in multiple lists are given a high rank in the final list. It also ensures that items ranked high in only a few lists but low in others are not given a high rank in the final list. Placing the rank in the denominator when calculating score helps penalize the low ranking records. It’s also worth noting: $rrf_k: To prevent extremely high scores for items ra
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