7. Vector Representation

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Describe the need for vector representation in Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Identify the various ways that text can be represented as vectors
  • Describe word vectors and their various forms
  • Implement vector arithmetic
  • Describe document vectors

In this chapter, you will be learning about various encoding techniques using which a text can be represented as vector.

Introduction

The previous chapters laid a firm foundation for NLP. But now we will go deeper into a key topic – one that gives us surprising insights into how a language works and how some of the key advances in human computer interaction are facilitated. At the heart of NLP is ...

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