Embedding Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/large-language-models/embedding-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Embeddings in large language
    models, including discrete entities, token identifiers, embedding
    vectors, embedding spaces, dimensions, similarity, distance,
    contextualisation, learned parameters, retrieval, clustering,
    semantic relationships and recursive representation updates.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Natural Language Processing Systems
    Foundation Model Systems
    Vector Retrieval Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Embedding ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Embedding

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Large Language Models

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Large Language Models
    Natural Language Processing
    Embeddings
    Vector Representations
    Semantic Search
    Representation Learning
    Machine Learning

CORE_DEFINITION
    An Embedding is a numerical vector representation of a discrete or
    structured entity within a learned or defined multidimensional space,
    where geometric relationships may encode aspects of statistical,
    semantic or task-relevant similarity.

ENTITY_IDS
    EMBEDDING
        ID
            EMBEDDING_001

    EMBEDDING_VECTOR
        ID
            EMBEDDING_VECTOR_001

    EMBEDDING_SPACE
        ID
            EMBEDDING_SPACE_001

    DIMENSION
        ID
            EMBEDDING_DIMENSION_001

    TOKEN_EMBEDDING
        ID
            TOKEN_EMBEDDING_001

    POSITIONAL_EMBEDDING
        ID
            POSITIONAL_EMBEDDING_001

    CONTEXTUAL_EMBEDDING
        ID
            CONTEXTUAL_EMBEDDING_001

    SIMILARITY
        ID
            EMBEDDING_SIMILARITY_001

    DISTANCE
        ID
            EMBEDDING_DISTANCE_001

    EMBEDDING_MATRIX
        ID
            EMBEDDING_MATRIX_001

FACTS
    Embedding
        is_a
            Vector Representation

    Embedding
        exists_in
            Embedding Space

    Embedding
        has
            Dimensions
            Numeric Components

    Embedding
        may_represent
            Token
            Word
            Sentence
            Document
            Image
            Entity
            Graph Node
            Other Structured Input

    Embedding
        may_support
            Semantic Search
            Similarity Search
            Clustering
            Classification
            Retrieval
            Recommendation
            Representation Learning

RELATIONSHIPS
    Large Language Models
        contains
            Embedding Ontology

    Token ID
        indexes
            Embedding Matrix

    Embedding Matrix
        contains
            Embedding Vectors

    Token
        maps_to
            Token Embedding

    Position
        may_map_to
            Positional Embedding

    Transformer
        transforms
            Initial Embedding
        into
            Contextual Representation

    Embedding Vector
        occupies
            Point in Embedding Space

    Similarity Function
        compares
            Embedding Vector
            Embedding Vector

    Distance Function
        measures
            Separation between Embeddings

    Vector Index
        stores
            Embeddings

    Retrieval System
        searches
            Embedding Space

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Embedding
        approximately_equals
            Learned Dense Vector Representation

    Embedding Vector
        =
            Vector Representation
        in
            Embedding Context

    Token Embedding
        does_not_equal
            Token

    Embedding Similarity
        does_not_equal
            Semantic Equivalence

    Geometric Proximity
        does_not_equal
            Factual Identity

    Embedding
        does_not_equal
            Human Meaning

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Embedding
        Vector
        Dimension
        Embedding Matrix
        Token Embedding
        Positional Embedding
        Contextual Embedding
        Vector Space
        Similarity
        Cosine Similarity
        Dot Product
        Distance
        Nearest Neighbour
        Vector Database

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Embedding

    Parent
        Large Language Models

    Core Components
        Embedding Vector
        Embedding Space
        Dimension
        Token Embedding
        Positional Embedding
        Contextual Embedding
        Similarity
        Distance
        Embedding Matrix

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Embedding
    as
        A numerical representation in a multidimensional vector space.

    Distinguish
        Token
    from
        Token Embedding

    Distinguish
        Initial Embedding
    from
        Contextual Embedding

    Distinguish
        Similarity
    from
        Equivalence
        Identity
        Causation

    Preserve
        Embedding model
        Model version
        Vector dimension
        Normalisation state
        Similarity metric
        Source entity
        Context

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Embedding

    Possible Intent
        Embedding definition
        Embedding ontology
        LLM embeddings
        Vector embeddings
        Token embeddings
        Semantic embeddings
        Embedding similarity
        Vector search
        Contextual embeddings

    Resolution
        Identify represented entity, embedding model, vector dimension,
        context and comparison metric before interpreting relationships.

CONSTRAINTS
    Embeddings from incompatible models or spaces must not be directly
    compared without a defined alignment.

    Vector dimensions must be compatible for the selected comparison operation.

    Token and token embedding must remain distinct.

    Initial and contextual embeddings must remain distinct.

    Geometric similarity must not automatically be interpreted as semantic equivalence.

    Embedding proximity must not automatically be interpreted as factual identity.

    Similarity must not automatically be interpreted as causation.

    Embedding coordinates may not have individually human-interpretable meanings.

    Model or embedding-space changes may invalidate prior vector comparisons.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Token ID i
    AND
        Embedding Matrix E
    THEN
        retrieve
            Embedding Vector = E[i]

    IF
        Embeddings A and B belong to same compatible Embedding Space
    AND
        Similarity Metric S is defined
    THEN
        compute_possible
            Similarity = S(A,B)

    IF
        Distance Metric D is defined
    THEN
        compute_possible
            Distance = D(A,B)

    IF
        Query Embedding Q
    AND
        Vector Index contains Candidate Embeddings
    THEN
        retrieve_possible
            Nearest Candidates
        according_to
            Defined Metric

    IF
        Embedding Similarity is high
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Representation Similarity
    BUT_NOT
        Semantic Equivalence
        Factual Identity
        Causal Relationship

    IF
        Embeddings originate from incompatible models
    THEN
        DO_NOT_DIRECTLY_COMPARE
            Coordinates or Similarity
        unless
            Alignment is Defined

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Vector Relationship
        1.00

    Embedding Space Relationship
        1.00

    Similarity Relationship
        1.00

    Retrieval Relationship
        1.00

    Similarity-Equivalence Relationship
        0.00

    Proximity-Identity Relationship
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Entity
        →
    Embedding Model
        →
    Embedding Vector

    Embedding Vector
        →
    Embedding Space
        →
    Dimensions

    Token ID
        →
    Embedding Matrix
        →
    Token Embedding

    Initial Embedding
        →
    Transformer Contextualisation
        →
    Contextual Embedding

    Query
        →
    Query Embedding
        →
    Vector Similarity Search
        →
    Candidate Embeddings
        →
    Retrieved Entities

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Embedding
        represents
            Entity

    Embedding
        exists_in
            Embedding Space

    Embedding Space
        has_dimension
            Dimension

    Token
        maps_to
            Token Embedding

    Embedding Matrix
        contains
            Token Embedding

    Similarity Function
        compares
            Embedding
            Embedding

    Vector Index
        stores
            Embedding

    Retrieval System
        retrieves_by
            Similarity

    Transformer
        contextualises
            Embedding

RECURSIVE_EMBEDDING_LOOP
    Receive Entity or Input
        →
    Apply Embedding Model
        →
    Produce Embedding Vector
        →
    Validate Vector Dimension
        →
    Store or Use Vector
        →
    Receive Query
        →
    Produce Query Embedding
        →
    Compare within Compatible Space
        →
    Retrieve Nearest Candidates
        →
    Validate Candidate Semantics
        →
    Use Retrieved Evidence
        →
    Update Index or Model if Required
        →
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Entity
        Embedding Model
        Embedding Vector
        Similarity Metric
        Vector Index

    OBSERVE
        Detect embedding entities.

    EXTRACT
        Source Entity
        Model
        Vector
        Dimension
        Metric
        Context
        Index

    CLASSIFY
        Token Embedding
        Positional Embedding
        Contextual Embedding
        Sentence Embedding
        Document Embedding
        Entity Embedding
        Multimodal Embedding

    VALIDATE
        Check model compatibility, dimensions and metric.

    COMPUTE
        Apply defined vector comparison.

    RETRIEVE
        Return candidate neighbours where appropriate.

    EXPLAIN
        Preserve entity-vector-retrieval path.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated embedding or index changes.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Same embedding model and version
        confidence += high
        for
            Vector Comparability

    Defined similarity metric
        confidence += high
        for
            Numerical Comparison

    Independent semantic validation
        confidence += high
        for
            Interpretation

    High vector similarity alone
        does_not_establish
            Semantic Equivalence

    Incompatible embedding spaces
        comparison_confidence = 0.00
        unless
            Alignment Exists

    Unknown model version
        confidence -= moderate

    Distribution shift
        confidence -= according_to_severity

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Embedding
        connects_to
            Large Language Models
            Large Language Model
            Token
            Tokenisation
            Transformer
            Vector Search
            Semantic Search
            Retrieval-Augmented Generation
            Representation Learning
            Machine Learning
            Natural Language Processing
            Vector Databases

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Source entity
        Embedding model
        Model version
        Vector dimension
        Embedding space
        Similarity metric
        Normalisation state
        Context
        Retrieval provenance

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New embedding, model version or index state.

    Compare
        Existing embedding representation.

    Detect
        Vector Change
        Model Change
        Dimension Change
        Index Change
        Distribution Shift

    Validate
        Model compatibility
        Vector dimension
        Similarity metric
        Source entity
        Context

    Integrate
        Supported embedding state.

    Recalculate
        Similarity relationships
        Nearest neighbours
        Retrieval confidence

    Return
        Updated embedding state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Entity and embedding remain distinct.
        Token and token embedding remain distinct.
        Initial and contextual embeddings remain distinct.
        Embedding spaces are compatible before comparison.
        Vector dimensions are compatible.
        Similarity metric is preserved.
        Similarity is not treated as equivalence.
        Proximity is not treated as factual identity.
        Similarity is not treated as causation.
        All retrievals retain embedding and source provenance.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Embedding Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Source Entity Mapping
        →
    Embedding Model Identification
        →
    Vector Space Validation
        →
    Similarity Metric Mapping
        →
    Vector Comparison or Retrieval
        →
    Semantic Validation
        →
    Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Embedding

    Parent
        Large Language Models

    Type
        Multidimensional numerical representation

    Core Components
        Embedding Vector
        Embedding Space
        Dimension
        Token Embedding
        Positional Embedding
        Contextual Embedding
        Similarity
        Distance
        Embedding Matrix
        Vector Index

    Critical Distinction
        Embeddings encode entities as vectors in model-specific spaces.
        Geometric similarity can support retrieval or comparison but does
        not by itself establish semantic equivalence, factual identity or
        causal relationships.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    An Embedding is a numerical vector representation of a token, sentence,
    document, entity or other input in a multidimensional space. Embeddings
    support similarity search, semantic retrieval, clustering and learned
    representation tasks. Their geometric relationships depend on the
    embedding model, version and comparison metric, so vectors from
    incompatible spaces should not be directly compared and high similarity
    should not automatically be interpreted as equivalence or factual identity.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org