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hypothesis:llms-implicitly-learn-a-distribution-of-consistent-reasoning-paths-and-inconsistent-reasoning-forms-statistical-outliers-with-low-probability-under-this-distributionLLMs implicitly learn a distribution of 'consistent reasoning paths', and inconsistent reasoning forms statistical outliers with low probability under this distribution.
Theoretical hypothesis about the mechanism underlying LLM error detection and reflection.
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extracted_from(2025) · Chang, Fu-Chieh · Lee, Yu-Ting · Wu, Pei-Yuan
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- Theoretical limitation identified by the authors distinguishing reflection from stylistic tasks.
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