Language Models Encode Numbers Using Digit Representations in Base 10

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The paper investigates how large language models represent numbers, revealing they use digit-wise circular representations, which explains their frequent errors in numerical reasoning tasks. https://arxiv.org/abs//2410.11781 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArxivPapers TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arxiv_papers Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arxiv-papers/id1692476016 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arxiv-papers

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