staticembedding
nounUK /ˈstætɪk ɪmˈbɛdɪŋ/
US /ˈstætɪk ɪmˈbɛdɪŋ/
A fixed word picture that a computer keeps the same every time it sees the word.
The search engine used a static embedding so the word 'cat' always had the same number code.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A stored numeric code for a word that does not change with context.
Unlike contextual models, a static embedding gives 'bank' one code for both river and money.
3. A precomputed lookup table of word vectors used in older NLP systems.
The team loaded a static embedding file to speed up training.
4. Any embedding whose values are fixed after training rather than updated per sentence.
Static embeddings are cheaper but less flexible than dynamic ones.