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Glossary

Few-shot prompting

An AI technique that provides a model with a limited number of examples (shots) in the prompt to improve accuracy, guide output style, and set tone. See also Zero-shot prompting.

Fidelity (in synthetic data)

The extent to which synthetic data reflects the characteristics, patterns, and distributions of real-world data. Fidelity exists on a spectrum, from low (where the data only loosely resembles the original or is only structurally similar to the original) to high (where it is structurally and substantively similar to or difficult to distinguish from real data). The appropriate level of fidelity depends on the intended use. See also Structural similarity and Substantive similarity.