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Output Stage in Top-p Sampling

The final stage of the Top-p sampling process is the output. The single token that was chosen via sampling from the renormalized probability distribution in the previous stage is presented as the final result. In the provided flowchart, the token 'on' is the final output of the process.

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Updated 2025-10-10

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  • Reference of Foundations of Large Language Models Course

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Ch.5 Inference - Foundations of Large Language Models

Foundations of Large Language Models

Foundations of Large Language Models Course

Computing Sciences

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