Transformers must add positional encoding information to input embeddings because unlike recurrent neural networks, transformers have no recurrence and therefore need explicit position information to understand word order.

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because a transformer encoder has no recurrence like recurrent known networks we must add information about the positions into the input embeddings

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Illustrated Guide to Transformers Neural Network: A step by step explanationThe AI Hacker
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:51:15 AM

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