multistep

adjective

mul·​ti·​step ˌməl-tē-ˈstep How to pronounce multistep (audio)
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: involving two or more distinct steps or stages
the first step in a multistep process
a multistep strategy/approach
Play strategy games like chess and Monopoly often, recommends Suzanne Farmer … . They're great practice for making decisions and thinking through multistep problems …Jennifer Kelly Geddes

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Likewise, a sheet-pan dinner cookbook might not appeal to the aspiring star baker who wants to tackle more multistep projects in the new year. The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024 As the systems become more complex and sophisticated, there is a need for AI agents to be capable of multistep reasoning, which is often referred to as the chain of thought. Balaji Dhamodharan, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Once they were made, the improved system was sent back to us, a multistep process. Jim Clash, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 It’s designed to coordinate complex workflows across specialized AI agents that can search, reason, summarize, generate content, and directly integrate with APIs to seamlessly deliver multistep process execution. Dean Debiase, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multistep 

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multistep was in 1903

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“Multistep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistep. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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