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AI Terminology #27: Top-k Sampling

A decoding method that limits the model’s choices to the k most likely next tokens, balancing coherence and diversity in generated text.

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Apr 20, 2026

A decoding method that limits the model’s choices to the k most likely next tokens, balancing coherence and diversity in generated text.

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