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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions content/develop/ai/search-and-query/vectors/_index.md
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| Attribute | Description |
|:-------------------|:-----------------------------------------|
| `TYPE` | Vector type (`BFLOAT16`, `FLOAT16`, `FLOAT32`, `FLOAT64`). `BFLOAT16` and `FLOAT16` require v2.10 or later. |
| `TYPE` | Vector type (`BFLOAT16`, `FLOAT16`, `FLOAT32`, `FLOAT64`, `INT8`, `UINT8`). `BFLOAT16` and `FLOAT16` require v2.10 or later, while `INT8` and `UINT8` require 8.0 or later. |
| `DIM` | The width, or number of dimensions, of the vector embeddings stored in this field. In other words, the number of floating point elements comprising the vector. `DIM` must be a positive integer. The vector used to query this field must have the exact dimensions as the field itself. |
| `DISTANCE_METRIC` | Distance metric (`L2`, `IP`, `COSINE`). |

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| Attribute | Description |
|:-------------------|:-----------------------------------------|
| `TYPE` | Vector type (`BFLOAT16`, `FLOAT16`, `FLOAT32`, `FLOAT64`). `BFLOAT16` and `FLOAT16` require v2.10 or later. |
| `TYPE` | Vector type (`BFLOAT16`, `FLOAT16`, `FLOAT32`, `FLOAT64`, `INT8`, `UINT8`). `BFLOAT16` and `FLOAT16` require v2.10 or later, while `INT8` and `UINT8` require 8.0 or later. |
| `DIM` | The width, or number of dimensions, of the vector embeddings stored in this field. In other words, the number of floating point elements comprising the vector. `DIM` must be a positive integer. The vector used to query this field must have the exact dimensions as the field itself. |
| `DISTANCE_METRIC` | Distance metric (`L2`, `IP`, `COSINE`). |

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