7 Use SQL Functions for Vector Operations

There are a number of SQL functions and operators that you can use with vectors in Oracle AI Vector Search.

• Vector Distance Functions
  A vector distance function takes in two vector operands and a distance metric to compute a mathematical distance between those two vectors based on the distance metric provided. Distances determine similarity or dissimilarity between vectors.
• Other Basic Vector Functions
  Other basic vector operations for Oracle AI Vector Search involve creating, converting, and describing vectors.
• Oracle AI Vector Search SQL Functions
  Oracle AI Vector utilities provide the VECTOR_CHUNKS and VECTOR_EMBEDDING SQL functions for chunking and embedding data, respectively.