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Embedding

Also known asVector Embedding
A dense vector representation of text (or other data) in a continuous high-dimensional space where semantically similar items are closer together. Embedding models (OpenAI ada-002, Cohere, sentence-transformers) convert text to vectors of 256-3072 dimensions. Used in RAG for semantic search, in recommendation systems, and for clustering. Stored and queried via vector databases.

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