basic idea
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Their approaches differ, but the basic idea is the same: The chatbot remembers what you have told it and uses that to shape future responses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
It's an imperfect science but the basic idea to reach the net confidence number is the optimism score minus the pessimism score.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
The basic idea is to pay tax when you’re in a lower tax bracket.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 28, 2025
Remote sensing data collected by orbiting spacecraft like those used for this study provide researchers with a basic idea of the composition of the moon's surface, according to Andrews-Hanna.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025
“Face it, Julius, it’s the same basic idea as yours.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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