How AI reads knobs

Qwen3 8B

DeepSeek V3

Mistral 7B

Lexical record · WordNet measured

a circular rounded projection or protuberance

Senses4

Synonyms5

Antonyms0

Representation snapshot

// qwen
dimension count = 4,096
vector norm = 1.0
mean activation = -0.00016
median activation = -0.00042
std. deviation = 0.01562

// greatest deviation from median
dimension = d458
value = 0.06357
median = -0.00042
z-score = 4.0958σ
absolute deviation = 0.06399

// deepseek
dimension count = 7,168
vector norm = 1.0
mean activation = -9e-05
median activation = -2e-05
std. deviation = 0.01181

// greatest deviation from median
dimension = d5261
value = 0.04551
median = -2e-05
z-score = 3.8549σ
absolute deviation = 0.04553

// mistral
dimension count = 4,096
vector norm = 1.0
mean activation = 0.0004
median activation = 0.00045
std. deviation = 0.01562

// greatest deviation from median
dimension = d2702
value = 0.07782
median = 0.00045
z-score = 4.9532σ
absolute deviation = 0.07737

Semantic proximity · cosine similarity

Term	Cosine	Distance
knob	0.2657	0.7343
tyres	0.1238	0.8762
knocking	0.1203	0.8797
commercials	0.1182	0.8818
screws	0.1168	0.8832
belts	0.1162	0.8838
bows	0.1150	0.8850
drummer	0.1137	0.8863

Term	Cosine	Distance
knox	0.6032	0.3968
knuckle	0.5798	0.4202
boobs	0.5090	0.4910
jacobs	0.4782	0.5218
knoxville	0.4708	0.5292
obs	0.3791	0.6209
hobbs	0.2225	0.7775
snp	0.2156	0.7844

Term	Cosine	Distance
knob	0.7217	0.2783
knots	0.6339	0.3661
knot	0.6293	0.3707
knit	0.6285	0.3715
knox	0.6155	0.3845
knives	0.6141	0.3859
knights	0.6138	0.3862
knight	0.5990	0.4010

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
WordNet lists no antonyms for this word.

Term	Cosine	Polarity Δ	Score	Relation
WordNet lists no antonyms for this word.

Term	Cosine	Polarity Δ	Score	Relation
WordNet lists no antonyms for this word.

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	2	kn · obs
Mistral 7B	2	kn · obs
Qwen3 8B	1	knobs

Sense inventory · WordNet measured

Synset	POS	Definition	Lemmas
knob.n.01	noun	a circular rounded projection or protuberance	knob, boss
knob.n.02	noun	a round handle	knob
node.n.02	noun	any thickened enlargement	node, knob, thickening
knob.n.04	noun	an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger	knob, pommel