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Which of the following best describes the primary difference between contextualized and non-contextualized word embeddings?
Which of the following best describes the primary difference between contextualized and non-contextualized word embeddings?
In the context of embeddings, what is 'polysemy' and how do contextualized embeddings address it?
In the context of embeddings, what is 'polysemy' and how do contextualized embeddings address it?
Which of the following is NOT a typical use case for word embeddings?
Which of the following is NOT a typical use case for word embeddings?
What technique do models like FastText and BERT use to address the challenge of 'out-of-vocabulary' (OOV) words?
What technique do models like FastText and BERT use to address the challenge of 'out-of-vocabulary' (OOV) words?
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When searching for similar items using embeddings, which metrics are typically used?
When searching for similar items using embeddings, which metrics are typically used?
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What is the primary purpose of embeddings in Natural Language Processing (NLP)?
What is the primary purpose of embeddings in Natural Language Processing (NLP)?
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How do embeddings represent semantic meaning in NLP?
How do embeddings represent semantic meaning in NLP?
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Which of the following is a type of embedding that focuses on representing entire sentences or phrases?
Which of the following is a type of embedding that focuses on representing entire sentences or phrases?
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What distinguishes contextual word embeddings, like BERT, from non-contextual ones?
What distinguishes contextual word embeddings, like BERT, from non-contextual ones?
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Which of the following is an example of a non-contextual word embedding model?
Which of the following is an example of a non-contextual word embedding model?
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Which type of embedding would be most appropriate to represent the meaning of an entire research paper?
Which type of embedding would be most appropriate to represent the meaning of an entire research paper?
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What is a characteristic of non-contextualized embeddings such as GloVe?
What is a characteristic of non-contextualized embeddings such as GloVe?
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If the word 'bank' is used to refer to a financial institution, and then to the side of a river, which type of embedding would represent these differently?
If the word 'bank' is used to refer to a financial institution, and then to the side of a river, which type of embedding would represent these differently?
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Study Notes
Embeddings in Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Embeddings convert text (words, sentences, documents) into numerical vectors, capturing semantic meaning and relationships.
- This numerical representation enables machine learning models to perform complex NLP tasks.
Concept of Embeddings
- Embeddings map words/phrases to vectors in a continuous space.
- Similarity in meaning corresponds to proximity in the vector space.
- Contextual meaning is inferred from vector positions.
Types of Embeddings
- Word Embeddings: Represent individual words (e.g., Word2Vec, GloVe, FastText).
- Sentence Embeddings: Represent sentences/phrases (e.g., sentence-BERT, Universal Sentence Encoder).
- Document Embeddings: Represent longer texts (e.g., Doc2Vec).
- Contextual Word Embeddings: Capture the context of words within sentences (e.g., BERT, GPT).
Contextualized vs. Non-Contextualized Embeddings
- Non-Contextualized: Static embeddings; the same representation for a word regardless of context (e.g., Word2Vec, GloVe, FastText).
- Contextualized: Word representations change based on context (e.g., BERT, GPT, ELMo).
Use-cases of Embeddings
- Sentiment Analysis: Determine sentiment (positive, negative, neutral).
- Machine Translation: Translate text between languages.
- Named Entity Recognition (NER): Identify and classify named entities.
- Information Retrieval: Improve search algorithm relevance.
- Recommendation Systems: Recommend relevant items/content based on user preferences.
Challenges and Solutions
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Polysemy (multiple meanings): Addressed by contextual embeddings (e.g., BERT).
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Out-of-vocabulary (OOV) words: Managed by subword tokenization in models like FastText and BERT.
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Embeddings enable representation in lower dimensions for various NLP tasks.
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Choosing between contextual/non-contextual depends on context needs.
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Similarity searches (cosine similarity, dot product) find similar items efficiently.
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Description
This quiz covers the concept of embeddings in NLP, focusing on how words, sentences, and documents are converted into numerical vectors. You'll explore different types of embeddings, including word, sentence, and document embeddings, and learn about the differences between contextualized and non-contextualized embeddings.
