I'm running a query as follows: query: { query_string: { - query: "china" - default_operator: "AND" - use_dis_max: true - - fields: [ - "headline" - "byline" - "body" ] } } I've been toggling use_dis_max on and off but can't seem to decipher what exactly is going on. From the …

What does setting dis_max exactly do in a query_string query?

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What does setting dis_max exactly do in a query_string query?