Retrieval & Search

Approximate Nearest Neighbor

Approximate nearest neighbor search finds close items under a chosen vector distance or similarity without always guaranteeing the exact nearest results. It trades some exactness for resources such as search time or memory. A vector database may offer it, but the database and the search method are different concepts.

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