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Core Concepts

Prompt

Definition

The text input given to an AI model to generate a response. Prompts can range from simple questions to complex instructions with examples, context, and constraints. The quality of the prompt significantly affects the quality of the output.

In Plain English

The message or instruction you type to the AI. Just like how you phrase a question to a person matters, how you phrase your prompt to an AI matters. A clearer prompt gets a better answer.

Related Terms

Prompt Engineering System Prompt Few-Shot Learning

See Also

Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Zero-Shot Learning
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