Most explanations of vector databases turn into a wall of math. Here's the one-minute version instead. The idea, in one sentence A vector database doesn't store words — it stores meaning, as a list of numbers, so it can find things that are similar in meaning even when they don't share a single keyword. What's happening in the animation Every document gets embedded. An embedding model reads "The cat sat on the mat," "Dogs are loyal pets," "Paris is in F...