Techniques

Chain of Thought (CoT)

A prompting technique that asks the AI to explain its step-by-step reasoning.

Detailed Explanation

Chain of Thought (CoT) is an advanced prompt engineering technique where the user instructs the LLM to 'think step by step' before providing a final answer. By breaking down a complex problem into intermediate logical steps, the model is significantly less likely to make arithmetic or logical errors. It forces the model to generate a visible reasoning path.

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