Positional encoding uses sine and cosine functions where for every odd time step a cosine vector is created and for every even time step a sine vector is created, then these vectors are added to their corresponding embedding vectors to give the network position information.

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for every odd time step create a vector using the cosine function for every even time step create a vector using the sine function then add those vectors to their corresponding embedding vector

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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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