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title: What is Embedding? · Aeonav
description: A numeric representation of text that lets a model compare meaning and find related content.
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# Embedding

A numeric representation of text that lets a model compare meaning and find related content.

An embedding turns a piece of text into a vector, a list of numbers, so that similar meanings sit close together. Engines use embeddings to retrieve the documents most relevant to a query.

You cannot optimize embeddings directly, only the content behind them: clear, focused, well-organized text on a single topic.

## Go deeper

- [Can a content score predict AI citations?](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/blog/can-content-scores-predict-ai-citations)

## Related terms

[Semantic search](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/glossary/semantic-search)[Retrieval-augmented generation](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/glossary/retrieval-augmented-generation)

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