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Embedding

Models & Architectures

Numerical vector representation of tokens or objects.


Embeddings map words, sentences, images, or items into dense vector spaces where semantically similar entities are close.

  • Uses: Search/retrieval, clustering, recommendation systems, model features.
  • Training: Self-supervised (e.g., contrastive learning) or labeled.
  • Practice: Dimension selection, distance metric, normalization, drift monitoring.