From 2b6b5c0f314a981b2613ee636f92c58db10833b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sabrina Aquino <77522207+sabrinaaquino@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:37:11 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update qdrant-landing/content/blog/what-is-a-vector-database.md Co-authored-by: Mike Jang --- qdrant-landing/content/blog/what-is-a-vector-database.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/qdrant-landing/content/blog/what-is-a-vector-database.md b/qdrant-landing/content/blog/what-is-a-vector-database.md index db4e62571..df5ec9596 100644 --- a/qdrant-landing/content/blog/what-is-a-vector-database.md +++ b/qdrant-landing/content/blog/what-is-a-vector-database.md @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Different indexing methods exist, each with its strengths. [HNSW](https://qdrant Quantization is a technique used for reducing the total size of the database. It works by compressing vectors into a more compact representation at the cost of accuracy. -[Binary Quantization](https://qdrant.tech/articles/binary-quantization/) is a fast indexing and data compression method available in Qdrant that allows for rapid vector comparison, which can speed up query processing times dramatically (up to 40x faster!). +[Binary Quantization](https://qdrant.tech/articles/binary-quantization/) is a fast indexing and data compression method used by Qdrant. It supports vector comparisons, which can dramatically speed up query processing times (up to 40x faster!). Think of each data point as a ruler. Binary quantization splits this ruler in half at a certain point, marking everything above as "1" and everything below as "0". This [binarization](https://deepai.org/machine-learning-glossary-and-terms/binarization) process results in a string of bits, representing the original vector.