How AI reads basic

Qwen3 8B

DeepSeek V3

Mistral 7B

Lexical record · WordNet measured

a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

Senses6

Synonyms4

Antonyms1

Representation snapshot

// qwen
dimension count = 4,096
vector norm = 1.0
mean activation = -0.00019
median activation = -0.00023
std. deviation = 0.01562

// greatest deviation from median
dimension = d310
value = 0.0571
median = -0.00023
z-score = 3.6696σ
absolute deviation = 0.05733

// deepseek
dimension count = 7,168
vector norm = 1.0
mean activation = -0.00018
median activation = -3e-05
std. deviation = 0.01181

// greatest deviation from median
dimension = d1648
value = -0.08213
median = -3e-05
z-score = -6.9514σ
absolute deviation = 0.0821

// mistral
dimension count = 4,096
vector norm = 1.0
mean activation = 0.00048
median activation = 0.0002
std. deviation = 0.01562

// greatest deviation from median
dimension = d2290
value = -0.05864
median = 0.0002
z-score = -3.7678σ
absolute deviation = 0.05884

Semantic proximity · cosine similarity

Term	Cosine	Distance
fundamental	0.1842	0.8158
simple	0.1754	0.8246
general	0.1494	0.8506
primary	0.1490	0.8510
key	0.1446	0.8554
mainframe	0.1427	0.8573
main	0.1383	0.8617
traditional	0.1377	0.8623

Term	Cosine	Distance
basics	0.3351	0.6649
main	0.3347	0.6653
fundamental	0.3321	0.6679
general	0.3303	0.6697
major	0.3130	0.6870
generalised	0.3024	0.6976
essential	0.3006	0.6994
standard	0.2976	0.7024

Term	Cosine	Distance
fundamental	0.2831	0.7169
simple	0.2404	0.7596
main	0.2018	0.7982
general	0.1988	0.8012
essential	0.1978	0.8022
simplex	0.1959	0.8041
generic	0.1945	0.8055
basically	0.1941	0.8059

Similarity is distributional, not a dictionary synonym label. High similarity can occur between antonyms because they occupy similar contextual environments.

Opposition candidates

Term	Cosine	Polarity Δ	Score	Relation
incidental	0.0017	0.0169	0.02	weak opposition

Term	Cosine	Polarity Δ	Score	Relation
incidental	0.0370	0.0120	0.03	weak opposition

Term	Cosine	Polarity Δ	Score	Relation
incidental	0.0425	0.0084	0.03	weak opposition

Seeds are WordNet antonyms, ranked by embedding geometry. Opposition is never inferred from cosine distance alone: antonyms sit close, not far.

Tokenization · per model measured

Model	Tokens	Pieces
DeepSeek V3	1	basic
Mistral 7B	1	basic
Qwen3 8B	1	basic

Sense inventory · WordNet measured

Synset	POS	Definition	Lemmas
basic.n.01	noun	a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use	n/a
basic.n.02	noun	(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant	staple
basic.a.01	adjective	pertaining to or constituting a base or basis	n/a
basic.s.01	adjective	reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality	canonic, canonical
basic.s.02	adjective	serving as a base or starting point	introductory
basic.s.03	adjective	of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base	n/a