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Chunking Policy
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A configuration fixing target chunk size, overlap, minimum chunk size and boundary-seeking order for a document chunker.
Responsibility. Parameterizes how documents are segmented into retrievable chunks.
Also known as: Chunking parameters, Chunking strategy
Relationships
configures structural
Quantitative guidance
As stated by the sources; verify before use.
- 512-token target, 50-token overlap, 100-token minimum chunk (Ch6.3A).
- 128-256-token chunks improved precision but hurt recall; 1024-2048-token chunks improved context completeness but reduced precision (Ch6.3A).
Sources
- Ch6.3A: T. Nguyen, "ETL Pipeline Fundamentals," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 6.3A. ISBN: 9798244538229.
- Ref7.07: E. Li, V. Bellotti, R. Kraus, and R. Kao, "Build a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) agent with NVIDIA Nemotron," NVIDIA Technical Blog, Sep. 23, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/build-a-rag-agent-with-nvidia-nemotron/