embedding

[ em-bed-ing ]

/ ɛmˈbɛd ɪŋ /

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noun Mathematics.

the mapping of one set into another.

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[im-bed-ing] /ɪmˈbɛd ɪŋ/ .

Origin of embedding

embed + -ing¹

Words nearby embedding

Embden, Embden-Meyerhof pathway, embed, embedded, embedded microchips, embedding, embellish, embellishment, ember, Ember day, Ember days

How to use embedding in a sentence

Those pixel embeddings can then be used to compare how close or far two images are in mathematical space.
An AI saw a cropped photo of AOC. It autocompleted her wearing a bikini.|Karen Hao|January 29, 2021|MIT Technology Review
For viruses, the embedding of the genetic sequences grouped viruses according to how similar their mutations were.
AIs that read sentences are now catching coronavirus mutations|Will Heaven|January 14, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The researchers used the visual and word embeddings they created with MS COCO to train their vokenizer algorithm.
This could lead to the next big breakthrough in common sense AI|Karen Hao|November 6, 2020|MIT Technology Review
BERT everywhere would likely be a prerequisite if DeepCT were used in order to build the tfDeepCT embeddings in the index.
Could Google passage indexing be leveraging BERT?|Dawn Anderson|October 29, 2020|Search Engine Land

With an ordinary embedding, you can place the embedded object any way you want.
New Geometric Perspective Cracks Old Problem About Rectangles|Kevin Hartnett|June 25, 2020|Quanta Magazine
McEwan seems to have grown enamored with the formal technique of embedding small facsimiles of stories within a larger narrative.
Ian McEwan's New Novel Keeps Life at Arm's Length|Nick Romeo|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Embedding with the rebels was a delicate process that took months of research and work with different fixers.
Seeing War Vividly: Richard Mosse Stars at the Venice Biennale|Amelia Martyn-Hemphill|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For the first time, the red-carpet arrivals will be live-streamed, further embedding it into the broader popular consciousness.
Prada and Schiaparelli Exhibit Opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art|Robin Givhan|May 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Captain Dan then put on a double hook, embedding it so one hook stood clear of the bait.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
On another occasion a bowlder had fallen upon the trail, partially embedding itself.
The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm
It was generally accomplished by embedding railroad rails or heavy oak plank in the cradle on solid foundation.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|James H. Brace, Francis Mason and S. H. Woodard
Paraffin is the agent usually employed for embedding purposes.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885|Various
Stealthily, so soon as the house slumbered, she packed her small outfit, embedding therein the precious gift.
Zuleika Dobson|Max Beerbohm

British Dictionary definitions for embedding

embedding

/ (ɪmˈbɛdɪŋ) /

noun

the practice of assigning or being assigned a journalist to accompany an active military unit

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