Document tuning BM25 k1 and b parameters
Author: philippemnoelCreated May 15, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
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PR #4701 added per-field tunable BM25 k1 and b parameters via typmod, but this feature is not yet documented.
We should add documentation covering:
- How to set
k1andbper field via typmod syntax - What each parameter controls (term frequency saturation, length normalization)
- Default values and recommended tuning ranges
- Examples of when to adjust these parameters
This is an internal issue to ParadeDB, not for community contributors
Source: paradedb/paradedb