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# [RAG Chunking: Why Chunk Size Is the Wrong Knob](https://simplyexplained.hashnode.dev/rag-chunking-strategy-context-loss?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Most wrong RAG answers come from chunks that lost their context, not chunks of the wrong size. Here's how to find them and fix them.

Oct 22 · 9 min read · simplyexplained.hashnode.dev  
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