@@ -455,10 +455,6 @@ BSON::Vector
455455Starting in ``bson`` v5.1, you can use the
456456``BSON::Vector`` type to represent vectors of numeric values.
457457
458- Because this type is serialized as a BSON binary vector (subtype 9), you
459- can use the ``Vector`` type for improved storage efficiency. To learn
460- more, see the `BSON specification <https://bsonspec.org/spec.html>`__.
461-
462458You can create a ``Vector`` object to store values of the following
463459types:
464460
@@ -468,22 +464,36 @@ types:
468464
469465You can use the optional ``dtype`` and ``padding`` atrributes to specify
470466the data type of the vector and the bit padding, respectively.
467+ ``Vector`` itself is a container to hold your array values, type
468+ information, and padding specification. ``Vector`` objects are
469+ serialized as normal arrays in MongoDB.
471470
472471The following example demonstrates how to create a ``Vector`` object:
473472
474473.. code-block:: ruby
475474
476475 BSON::Vector.new([ -0.0016261312, -0.028070757, -0.011342932 ], :float32)
477476
478- The following list describes some methods that you can use
479- to handle conversions between ``BSON::Binary`` and ``BSON::Vector``:
477+ Convert Vectors to Binary
478+ `````````````````````````
479+
480+ You can convert ``Vector`` and array objects to ``BSON::Binary`` objects
481+ so they are serialized as BSON binary vector (subtype 9) instances. Use
482+ the ``Binary.from_vector`` method, as shown in the following code:
483+
484+ .. code-block:: ruby
485+
486+ BSON::Binary.from_vector([ -0.0016261312, -0.028070757, -0.011342932 ], :float32)
487+
488+ Using the ``Binary`` type improves storage efficiency. To learn
489+ more, see the `BSON specification <https://bsonspec.org/spec.html>`__.
480490
481- - ``Binary.as_vector``: Decodes binary data as a ``Vector`` object
482- - ``Binary.from_vector``: Constructs a binary object from a ``Vector`` object
491+ You can convert a ``Binary`` to a ``Vector`` by using the
492+ ``Binary.as_vector`` method.
483493
484494.. tip:: {+avs+}
485495
486- To view an example that leverages the ``Vector `` type
496+ To view an example that leverages the ``Binary `` type
487497 to perform efficient {+avs+} queries, see the :ref:`ruby-avs-examples`.
488498
489499BSON::Code
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