Vector Database Basics: Embeddings, Similarity Search, and Index Structures
This article explains how embeddings turn text into high‑dimensional vectors, compares commercial and open‑source embedding models, details cosine, Euclidean and inner‑product similarity metrics, reviews common index structures such as Flat, IVF, HNSW and PQ, and shows how to choose and use a vector database with LangChain.js while avoiding typical pitfalls.
