english word · 2026-08-14
embedding
noun
Meaning
A way of representing complex information, like words or images, as a list of numbers that captures their underlying meaning. Think of it like a map where words with similar meanings, like 'dog' and 'puppy', are placed very close to each other geographically.
Etymology
Derived from the verb 'embed', meaning to fix firmly in a surrounding mass.
Examples
"The search engine uses a word embedding to understand that when I search for 'recipe', I might also be interested in 'ingredients'."
"By converting the photos into a vector embedding, the AI was able to group all the sunset pictures together automatically."
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