The Feature Vector card

Representation & Reasoning

Feature Vector

BlueToolCommonCard 17/70

A list of numbers encoding an object’s key traits so an algorithm can use them.

In real life

To a computer, a song might be a list of numbers: how fast it is, how loud it is, how much singing it has.

Try it (2 minutes)

Describe your favorite animal using only three numbers from 1 to 10, like size, speed, and fluffiness. Can a friend guess it?

Talk about it

What 3 "features" would you use to describe your favorite animal to a computer?

In the game

Turn this card sideways to look at the top 2 cards of your deck. Put one into your hand, the other on the bottom. It costs 2 Data to play, and you can put it in your Training Set. It's a Legacy Tool: old tech that a Tool-removal card can discard for a bonus card. How to play