---
title: "The Building Blocks of LLMs: Vectors, Tokens, and Embeddings"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-building-blocks-of-llms-vectors-tokens-and-embeddings-5bwf9mghw
source_url: https://python.plainenglish.io/the-building-blocks-of-llms-vectors-tokens-and-embeddings-9446f3e147af
type: article
source: "Python in Plain English"
published: 2024-05-10T21:19:17.855Z
updated: 2024-07-02T02:13:52.539Z
tags: ["embeddings", "llm", "nlp"]
reading_time: 9
upvotes: 4
comments: 0
language: en
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The Building Blocks of LLMs: Vectors, Tokens, and Embeddings

**[Python in Plain English](https://daily.dev/sources/inPlainEngHQ)** · 9 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Explore the building blocks of LLMs, including vectors, tokens, and embeddings. Learn how vectors represent language mathematically, how tokens break down language into meaningful units, and how embeddings capture semantic relationships. Discover the applications and challenges of these building blocks and the advancements in NLP.

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Tags: [#embeddings](https://daily.dev/tags/embeddings), [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm), [#nlp](https://daily.dev/tags/nlp)

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