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rustdoc book: document sorting of search results

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Description

currently, the sorting of search results is a bit of a black box. we should add a subsection in the rustdoc book about how the sorting works.

based on this comment.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing rustdoc book structure and the linked pull-request comment describing search-result sorting. Add a subsection that explains how results are sorted, with the work complete when the behavior is understandable from the book without treating the sorting as a black box.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
Half a day
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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