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Self-consistency decoding

Also called self-consistency

What does “Self-consistency decoding” mean?

Self-consistency decoding: Sampling several reasoning paths and selecting an answer that recurs across them.

Self-consistency decoding visual guide: Sampling several reasoning paths and selecting an answer that recurs across them.
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What is an example of “Self-consistency decoding”?

A system solves a math problem several ways and chooses the most common result.

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