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Prism Cuts

How Cuts work on the Prisms page and how to open one in Lenses.

Related guides: Intro to Prisms · Arrays · Prisms for Devs overview

What is a Cut?

A Cut narrows a Prism to a specific filter, answering the same question across the same entities using only that filter's data. For example, California and Alaska can now be separate Cuts of the same U.S.-level Prism.

Finding Cuts on Prisms

Cuts are on the Prisms page. Each category shows Overall first, followed by state groups from A to Z. You can also search—for example, by state name on location Cuts.

Use the Cuts filter chip to focus the page on Cut views. Selecting a member under a state group opens the Cut drawer with growth, share, and metadata for that filter.

Prisms page with the Cuts filter and Alaska Cut drawer for WinRed on Political Fundraising Platforms

Try a Cut in Lenses

Try in Lenses on a Cut carries the filter into your question—for example: Which political fundraising platform is growing fastest in Alaska?

Open Lenses from the Cut drawer to ask follow-ups with the same entities and location already in context.