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A domain-specific reasoning template specifying which thought transformations (generation, aggregation, refinement, pruning) to apply when, and the termination criterion, for a problem class.

Responsibility. Encodes an expert problem-solving strategy that drives graph-of-thought construction.

Also known as: GoO, GoO template, Reasoning strategy template

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configures structural

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Graph-of-ThoughtProcedural reasoning template

Sources

  1. Ch5.2: T. Nguyen, "Tree-of-Thought (ToT) Fundamentals," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 5.2. ISBN: 9798244538229.