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ES|QL V_COSINE function

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  • Generally available since 9.4

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  • Preview in 9.3

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Calculates the cosine similarity between two dense_vectors.

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first dense_vector to calculate cosine similarity
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second dense_vector to calculate cosine similarity

Calculates the cosine similarity between two dense_vectors.

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dense_vector dense_vector double
ES|QL
from colors
| where color != "black"
| eval similarity = v_cosine(rgb_vector, [0, 255, 255])
| sort similarity desc, color asc
color:text similarity:double
cyan 1.0
teal 1.0
turquoise 0.9781067967414856
aqua marine 0.929924726486206
azure 0.8324936032295227
lavender 0.827340304851532
mint cream 0.8245516419410706
honeydew 0.8244848847389221
gainsboro 0.8164966106414795
gray 0.8164966106414795