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ANN (Approximate Nearest Neighbor)

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Fast search that finds *almost certainly* the closest vectors, trading a tiny bit of accuracy for huge speed.

As used in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) →

Fast search that finds almost certainly the closest vectors, trading a tiny bit of accuracy for huge speed. The engine inside vector databases.

As used in Vector Databases →

Clever indexes that trade a little accuracy for huge speed/memory gains. The reason vector databases are fast.

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Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) → Vector Databases →