multistep
adjective
mul·ti·step
ˌməl-tē-ˈstep 
-ˌtī-
: 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 …—
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Building on that foundation, AI workflow designers create complex, multistep AI processes that enable collaboration among multiple agents.
—Manikandarajan Shanmugavel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
These complex, multistep activities require sustained focus, planning, problem-solving, and a commitment to working toward a goal—all valuable skills for anyone to develop.
—Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
When tasked with complex multistep processes like booking airport parking, Comet Assistant demonstrated the hallucination problems that plague many AI agents — entering wrong dates and trying to complete transactions with incorrect information.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The defining feature of Windsurf is Cascade, an interface that appears next to code and allows access to agentic AI capable of multistep tasks (Cursor supports agentic AI too, but its interface hasn’t received as much praise).
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2025
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Manikandarajan Shanmugavel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
These complex, multistep activities require sustained focus, planning, problem-solving, and a commitment to working toward a goal—all valuable skills for anyone to develop.
—Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
When tasked with complex multistep processes like booking airport parking, Comet Assistant demonstrated the hallucination problems that plague many AI agents — entering wrong dates and trying to complete transactions with incorrect information.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The defining feature of Windsurf is Cascade, an interface that appears next to code and allows access to agentic AI capable of multistep tasks (Cursor supports agentic AI too, but its interface hasn’t received as much praise).
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2025
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“Multistep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistep. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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