A representation of text (or other content) as a list of numbers in a high-dimensional space. Words and passages with similar meanings end up mathematically close together. Embeddings enable semantic search (finding content by meaning, not keywords) and are the foundation of RAG systems. You don't interact with them directly, but they power many AI capabilities.
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