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Definition of a Prompt

A prompt is formally defined as the input text, denoted as x\mathbf{x}, provided to a Large Language Model. The model generates an output text y\mathbf{y} by maximizing the conditional probability Pr(yx)\Pr(\mathbf{y}|\mathbf{x}). During this generation process, the prompt serves as the condition upon which predictions are based, and it can include any information necessary to describe and solve the given problem.

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Updated 2026-04-29

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