Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chain of thought

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: chain of thought
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A connected sequence of ideas, reasoning, or mental associations that someone experiences in thinking; the logical or associative progression of someone’s reasoning.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: thought process"
"So reach into your chain of thought / Try to find something new / ('Cause what worked for you) / What worked so well for you before / For me just won't do"

Inflected Forms

chains of thought (plural)

Phrases

stream of consciousness

Frequently Paired Words

stream of consciousness

Synonyms

train of thought line of thought thought path thread of thought thought process

Questions

What does chain of thought mean?: A connected sequence of ideas, reasoning, or mental associations that someone experiences in thinking; the logical or associative progression of someone’s reasoning.

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