05Book 03 · Chapter 05 of 07· 5 min · Question, tag, copy
is mixing pins
When the model reads a word like “it,” it compares that word to the other words in the sentence. Words that fit better get a larger slice of 100%. Then it combines the stored meaning of those words using those slices. If Canberra gets 70%, most of what “it” means here is Canberra.
You already used , , and . On the map they are easier. This word’s is the way it looks across the map. Each other word’s is a tag of where it sits. A match is how aligned those two directions are — not how many letters they share.
Matches become percents that add to 100%. Then each word’s — its meaning-pin — is mixed in by that percent. If “Canberra” got 70% of “it,” most of what “it” becomes is Canberra’s pin. Sydney can still have a sliver. zzqxt should have almost none, unless the sentence is very strange.
Several run several mixes at once. One mix can track grammar. Another can track “which city did we mean.” Then the mixes are joined. One next word is still picked later, off Book 2’s wheel.
The capital of Australia is famous, and it…
- Canberra70%
- Sydney22%
- sofa8%
“It” asked which place. Canberra’s tag matched. Most of the mix is Canberra’s pin.
Quiz
6 questions
Before moving forward, test your knowledge of what you’ve just learned!
1.On the map, a high match means:
2.After percents are set, the mix is:
3.Several heads:
4.The Book 1 arrows were:
5.If “apple” gets 70% of “it”:
6.A wrong referent is often:
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