Top-p (nucleus) sampling restricts next-token choices to the smallest set of tokens whose cumulative probability exceeds a threshold p.
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Top-p Sampling
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Top-p (nucleus) sampling restricts next-token choices to the smallest set of tokens whose cumulative probability exceeds a threshold p.
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Plain English explanation
The model only samples from the “likely enough” slice of the vocabulary, cutting off the long tail.
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- NIST AI Risk Management Framework — risk vocabulary context for AI systems
- Brel Digital company and technology profiles — applied usage evidence where tagged
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