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Chain of Thought (CoT)

Prompting technique where the model is asked to show reasoning steps before giving a final answer. Improves accuracy on math, logic, and multi-step tasks by 10-40%.

Where this is taught

• Chain-of-Thought & Reasoning Patterns — Phase 1: Advanced Prompt Engineering for Agents
• Chain-of-Thought: Show Your Work — Phase 2: Thinking & Reasoning Techniques
• Prompt Engineering Fundamentals — Phase 0: LLM Fast Track
• Model Capabilities & Limitations — Phase 1: AI & ML Literacy for PMs
• Security Prompt Patterns — Phase 5: Security Testing AI-Generated Code
• Prompt Engineering as Interface Design — Phase 5: Modern LLM Engineering

Related terms

Self-Consistency

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