Equation 10 · Part 1 · Naive, Graph, and Agentic: A Systems Comparison of RAG Architectures
Symbol Z_k
What this part means
is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Its job in the formula
is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Full expression→Symbol Z_k→Article meaning
The passage around this formula
with retriever parameters and generator parameters [ 1 ] . One retrieval call, one generation pass, and the entire system’s dependence on the corpus runs through that single set .
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A subscript is a label attached below a symbol. It often selects a time step, component, category, or member of a sequence.
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Sources cited in the surrounding passage
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