embedding

Also im·bed·ding

[em-bed-ing]

noun

Mathematics.

1. the mapping of one set into another.

embedding

/ ɪmˈbɛdɪŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of embedding¹

embed + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

By embedding Chinese technology in Myanmar’s payment system, Beijing gains visibility into every transaction—and leverage over the entire country.

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The team accomplished this by embedding digital information into the amplitude and phase of light waves, transforming numerical data into physical variations within the optical field.

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The Church now faces the painstaking task of rebuilding systems that failed for years: rewriting governance structures, establishing credible oversight, and embedding a culture that encourages reporting rather than avoids it.

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It is orchestrating the effort from the top down: funding businesses and research; promoting national champions and embedding AI across the economy, from industry to military to government surveillance.

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By embedding a helper enzyme, carbonic anhydrase, into a porous titania structure, the researchers enabled the system to work in a simple bicarbonate solution — similar to sparkling water — without unsustainable additives.

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