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 ## What is BPE anyway?
 
-Models don't see text like you and I, instead they see a sequence of numbers (known as tokens).
+Language models don't see text like you and I, instead they see a sequence of numbers (known as tokens).
 Byte pair encoding (BPE) is a way of converting text into tokens. It has a couple desirable
 properties:
 1) It's reversible and lossless, so you can convert tokens back into the original text
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 Then simply `pip install ./my_tiktoken_extension` and you should be able to use your
 custom encodings! Make sure **not** to use an editable install.
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