# Sort by Relevance Logic

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-relevance-logic/353643>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Tags:** elastic-app-search\
**Created:** [February 20, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-relevance-logic/353643 "2024-02-20T05:02:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![aisyaharifin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@aisyaharifin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aisyaharifin)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-relevance-logic/353643/1 "2024-02-20T05:02:10Z")

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Hi I want to get confirmation on the Search UI for SORT Relevance right, I want to understand the logic behind this sort, is the relevance sort will sort according to the search score?

![Screenshot 2024-02-20 at 10.09.08 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/f/3f4a82a3f03458d8db7bb93cb3feb373170f305d.png)

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Miguel\_Grinberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/miguel_grinberg/32/122639_2.png) [@Miguel\_Grinberg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Miguel_Grinberg)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-relevance-logic/353643/2 "2024-02-20T11:04:31Z")

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That is correct. Relevance sorts by search score in descending order.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-relevance-logic/353643/3 "2024-03-19T11:05:20Z")

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Closed on March 19, 2024, 11:05am UTC

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