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This PR fixes nonfinite float16 embeddings in ColBERT and LateOn postprocessing. With this, local float16 exports keep their dtype and normalize correctly using the shared helper.

ColBERT normalizes each retained document separately to keep temporary memory bounded.

Fixes #825.

The full suite passes with 228 passed and 20 skipped. The 47 focused tests pass on Python 3.10, 3.12 and 3.14, along with the lint, formatting and type checks. Float16 coverage uses synthetic model outputs.

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ColBERT now filters document embeddings with the attention mask before normalizing retained embeddings. ColBERT and LateOn use the shared normalize utility for document embeddings. Parameterized tests cover document and query post-processing for ColBERT, JinaColbert, LateOn, and MLateOn across float16, float32, and float64, including token filtering and empty outputs.

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The change addresses float16 normalization while preserving output dtype and token handling. No material user-facing risk is evident in the reviewed changes.

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: normalization of float16 late interaction embeddings.
Description check Passed The description directly explains the normalization fix, affected components, dtype behavior, tests, and linked issue.
Linked Issues check Passed The changes satisfy the coding requirements in [#825]. Colbert._post_process_onnx_output and LateOn._post_process_onnx_output use the shared normalize helper after token filtering. The tests cov…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes stay within [#825]. Production changes replace unsafe late-interaction normalization. Supporting tests verify normalization, dtype retention, filtering, empty outputs, and query behavior. …
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The changes satisfy the coding requirements in [#825]. Colbert._post_process_onnx_output and LateOn._post_process_onnx_output use the shared normalize helper after token filtering. The tests cover float16, float32, and float64 outputs, finite normalized values, zero and large vectors, retained-token filtering, empty retained outputs, and existing query behavior. The tests also verify dtype retention.

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The changes stay within [#825]. Production changes replace unsafe late-interaction normalization. Supporting tests verify normalization, dtype retention, filtering, empty outputs, and query behavior. No unrelated production behavior or files are identified in the reviewed changes.

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- Line 15: Update the fixture to set `skip_list` by model class, preserving
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Late interaction normalization produces nonfinite float16 embeddings

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