The Geometric Calculus of Abstract Thought: Deterministic Navigation of Semantic Embedding Space
Abstract
High-dimensional semantic embedding spaces form the foundational architecture of modern Large Language Models (LLMs). Currently, these spatial maps are utilized almost exclusively as internal lookup mechanisms to drive probabilistic, generative text inference. When tasked with reasoning, LLMs function as stochastic storytellers, recursively predicting tokens to simulate a coherent response. This generative approach inevitably leads to confabulation, as the model prioritizes plausible syntactic continuity over structural logic. In this paper, we introduce the Geometric Reasoning Engine (GRE), a deterministic framework that bypasses generative inference entirely. We empirically demonstrate that the semantic embedding space is not merely a dictionary, but a crystallized, topological map of collective human cognition. By treating reasoning as a navigational science rather than a generative art, the GRE executes a formal Geometric Calculus comprising three foundational operations: Semantic Differentiation (Orthogonal Resolution) to resolve paradoxes, Semantic Integration (Vector Extrapolation) to compute conceptual trajectories, and Contextual Navigation (Domain Magnets) to model domain expertise geometrically. Furthermore, we introduce the Quality Signal—utilizing topological distance as a confidence metric to detect conceptual voids and map the outer edges of human creativity. Ultimately, we propose that complex reasoning can be decomposed into combinations of these geometric operations, offering the GRE not just as an auditable AI framework, but as an exploratory instrument for theoreticians, linguists, and psychologists to map the uncharted topologies of human abstraction.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Topic Modeling
Logic
Reasoning
and Knowledge
Natural Language Processing Techniques
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 11 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint