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The P-Completeness of Inverted Index Traversal: On the Complexity of Evaluating Boolean Query DAGs

A new paper proves that evaluating Boolean query DAGs over inverted indexes is P-complete. It shows Document-at-a-Time iterators face exponential worst-case blowups when unrolling re-convergent query logic, while recursive materialization models may offer an alternative. The results give AI developers building search-backed neuro-symbolic agents a clearer picture

Apple ML Research·Aug 19, 2026

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