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Token

The basic unit of text that language models work with.

Definition

The basic unit of text that language models work with. Not quite a word — tokens can be whole words, parts of words, or even single characters. 'Understanding' might be one token; 'un' + 'der' + 'standing' might be three. Most models process about 1.3 tokens per English word. Token limits define context windows.

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