10. The system of claim 8 , the generating logic executed by the processor for generating a search intent score further comprising: generating logic executed by the processor for generating, for each search intent of the plurality of search intents, a pre-retrieval score for the search intent, the search intent's pre-retrieval score representing a likelihood that the search intent is an accurate reflection of the search query's actual intent; generating logic executed by the processor for generating, for each search intent of the plurality of search intents, a post-retrieval score for the search intent, the search intent's post-retrieval score representing a likelihood that the search intent's search result list satisfies the search query; generating logic executed by the processor for generating, for each search intent of the plurality of search intents, a popularity score for the search intent; and generating logic executed by the processor for generating, for each search intent, the search intent score based on the search intent's pre-retrieval, post-retrieval and popularity scores.
10. The system of claim 8 , the generating logic executed by the processor for generating a search intent score further comprising: generating logic executed by the processor for generating, for each search intent of the plurality of search intents, a pre-retrieval score for the search intent, the search intent's pre-retrieval score representing a likelihood that the search intent is an accurate reflection of the search query's actual intent; generating logic executed by the processor for generating, for each search intent of the plurality of search intents, a post-retrieval score for the search intent, the search intent's post-retrieval score representing a likelihood that the search intent's search result list satisfies the search query; generating logic executed by the processor for generating, for each search intent of the plurality of search intents, a popularity score for the search intent; and generating logic executed by the processor for generating, for each search intent, the search intent score based on the search intent's pre-retrieval, post-retrieval and popularity scores. 11. The system of claim 10 , the search intent's pre-retrieval score is personalized to the user.