Dictionary entry
embedding
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Definition of embedding
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: a list of numbers (a vector) that represents the meaning of a piece of text, an image, or other data, so that similar things end up close together
- The embeddings for 'car' and 'automobile' sit almost on top of each other.
- We stored an embedding for every help article so search can match meaning, not just keywords.
Two meanings, one word
In everyday English
The act of fixing something firmly inside something else.
In AI
A list of numbers (a vector) that represents the meaning of a piece of text, an image, or other data, so that similar things end up close together.
Origin & history
first known use2013
Word embeddings became widely used after Google's word2vec method was published in 2013.
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Cite this entry
"Embedding." AI Dictionary, Dadgogo, https://dadgogo.com/dictionary/embedding/. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.
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