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 ===== How Embeddings Work ===== ===== How Embeddings Work =====
  
-Embedding models transform input data into fixed-size numerical vectors where semantically similar items are positioned close together in vector space. This enables:+Embedding models transform input data into fixed-size numerical vectors $\mathbf{x} \in \mathbb{R}^d$ where semantically similar items are positioned close together in vector space. The similarity between two embeddings is typically measured using cosine similarity: 
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 +$$\text{sim}(\mathbf{a}, \mathbf{b}) = \frac{\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}}{||\mathbf{a}|| \cdot ||\mathbf{b}||}$$ 
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 +This enables:
  
   * **Semantic search** — Find relevant documents by meaning rather than keyword matching   * **Semantic search** — Find relevant documents by meaning rather than keyword matching
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 def embed_texts(texts: list[str], model="text-embedding-3-large") -> np.ndarray: def embed_texts(texts: list[str], model="text-embedding-3-large") -> np.ndarray:
-    """Embed a batch of texts using OpenAI's API."""+    """Embed a batch of texts using OpenAI API."""
     response = client.embeddings.create(input=texts, model=model)     response = client.embeddings.create(input=texts, model=model)
     return np.array([item.embedding for item in response.data])     return np.array([item.embedding for item in response.data])
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 ===== Dimensionality Considerations ===== ===== Dimensionality Considerations =====
  
-The number of dimensions in an embedding affects the trade-off between semantic precision and computational cost:+The number of dimensions $d$ in an embedding affects the trade-off between semantic precision and computational cost:
  
-  * **Higher dimensions (2048-3072)** — Capture more nuanced semantic distinctions but require more storage, memory, and compute for similarity search +  * **Higher dimensions ($d = 2048$-$3072$)** — Capture more nuanced semantic distinctions but require more storage, memory, and compute for similarity search 
-  * **Medium dimensions (768-1024)** — The sweet spot for most agent applications, balancing quality and efficiency +  * **Medium dimensions ($d = 768$-$1024$)** — The sweet spot for most agent applications, balancing quality and efficiency 
-  * **Lower dimensions (256-512)** — Suitable for large-scale applications where speed and cost are prioritized over precision+  * **Lower dimensions ($d = 256$-$512$)** — Suitable for large-scale applications where speed and cost are prioritized over precision
  
 **Practical guidance:** Start with medium dimensions (768-1024). Only scale up if retrieval quality benchmarks show meaningful improvement. Use dimensionality reduction (PCA, Matryoshka embeddings) to test whether lower dimensions maintain acceptable recall. **Practical guidance:** Start with medium dimensions (768-1024). Only scale up if retrieval quality benchmarks show meaningful improvement. Use dimensionality reduction (PCA, Matryoshka embeddings) to test whether lower dimensions maintain acceptable recall.
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 ===== Multi-Modal Embeddings ===== ===== Multi-Modal Embeddings =====
  
-Multi-modal embedding models project different data types (text, images, audio) into a shared vector space, enabling cross-modal search:+Multi-modal embedding models project different data types (text, images, audio) into a shared vector space $\mathbb{R}^d$, enabling cross-modal search:
  
   * **CLIP and variants** — Align image and text embeddings for visual search   * **CLIP and variants** — Align image and text embeddings for visual search
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 ===== Vector Similarity Search ===== ===== Vector Similarity Search =====
  
-Embeddings are stored and queried in vector databases using approximate nearest neighbor (ANN) algorithms:+Embeddings are stored and queried in vector databases using [[approximate_nearest_neighbors|approximate nearest neighbor]] (ANN) algorithms. The most common distance metrics are:
  
-  * **HNSW** (Hierarchical Navigable Small World) — Best recall/speed trade-off, used by most vector databases+  * **Cosine similarity**: $\text{sim}(\mathbf{a}, \mathbf{b}) = \frac{\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}}{||\mathbf{a}|| \cdot ||\mathbf{b}||}$ — measures angular closeness, invariant to magnitude 
 +  * **Euclidean distance (L2)**: $d(\mathbf{a}, \mathbf{b}) = ||\mathbf{a} - \mathbf{b}||_2 = \sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{d}(a_i - b_i)^2}$ — measures absolute distance in vector space 
 +  * **Dot product**: $\langle \mathbf{a}, \mathbf{b} \rangle = \sum_{i=1}^{d} a_i b_i$ — used for [[maximum_inner_product_search|MIPS]] when magnitudes carry meaning 
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 +Key ANN implementations include: 
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 +  * **[[hnsw_graphs|HNSW]]** (Hierarchical Navigable Small World) — Best recall/speed trade-off, used by most vector databases
   * **IVF** (Inverted File Index) — Good for very large collections with acceptable recall trade-offs   * **IVF** (Inverted File Index) — Good for very large collections with acceptable recall trade-offs
-  * **FAISS** — Meta's library for efficient similarity search at scale, supports GPU acceleration+  * **[[faiss|FAISS]]** — Meta's library for efficient similarity search at scale, supports GPU acceleration
  
 ===== References ===== ===== References =====
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   * [[agent_memory_frameworks]] — Memory systems using embedding-based retrieval   * [[agent_memory_frameworks]] — Memory systems using embedding-based retrieval
   * [[fine_tuning_agents]] — Fine-tuning embedding models for domain-specific tasks   * [[fine_tuning_agents]] — Fine-tuning embedding models for domain-specific tasks
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