chain of thought

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chain of thought

noun chains of thought

  1. figuratively A connected sequence of ideas, reasoning, or mental associations that someone experiences in thinking; the logical or associative progression of someone’s reasoning. Near-synonym: thought process

    Similar: train of thought, line of thought, thought path, thread of thought, thought process

  2. A sequence of intermediate reasoning steps generated by a model to break down and solve a problem before producing its final answer or response.

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@misc{chain_of_thought_2026,
  title = {chain of thought},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chain%20of%20thought},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}