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Chain of Thought

Chain of Thought (CoT) prompting is a technique that instructs Large Language Models to write down their step-by-step reasoning process before outputting the final answer. This improves performance on complex reasoning, math, and logic tasks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does Chain of Thought work?

Because LLMs generate text token-by-token. Giving them "thinking tokens" allows them to compute intermediate steps before finalizing their output, reducing errors.

What is zero-shot Chain of Thought?

Simply adding the phrase "Let's think step by step" to the prompt, which triggers reasoning behaviors in the model.

Quick Facts

  • CategoryPrompt Engineering
  • Key ApplicationReasoning optimization, complex math solving, and software engineering prompts

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