Can I calculate word similarity by subtracting token IDs?
No. Vocabulary indices do not form a semantic scale. Similarity calculations require suitable representations, such as embeddings trained for the relationship you want to measure.
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Integer IDs provide compact, consistent indices for selecting embeddings and identifying output vocabulary items. They connect text units with the model’s numerical components efficiently.
Changing only the input ID can select a different token. A complete, consistent remapping of vocabulary and model lookup structures is a different operation.
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