AI glossary

Definitions written for someone who has to make a decision, not pass an exam. Each entry says what the term means, when it matters and what it does not solve.

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  • Temperature

    A sampling setting that controls how much randomness goes into choosing each next token.

  • Token

    The unit a model reads and writes - roughly a word fragment. Pricing, context limits and speed are all measured in tokens.