Query decomposition
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A retrieval technique that splits a complex query into smaller sub-queries.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 6The New Stack·9/24/2026researchQuery decomposition can worsen context starvation
The article argues that query decomposition can improve retrieval recall but still fail at the packing stage when relevant sub-intents are excluded from the final context. It introduces "context starvation" to describe cases where evidence is retrieved but not allocated enough space, causing multi-part queries to lose coverage despite correct search results.