problem : Idioms & Phrases

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balance-of-payments problem

  • noun an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports
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Determinate problem

  • (Math.), a problem which admits of a limited number of solutions.
Webster 1913

Discussion of a problem ∨ an equation

  • (Math.), the operation of assigning different reasonable values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result.
Webster 1913

health problem

  • noun a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
    unhealthiness; ill health.
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homework problem

  • noun a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class
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Indeterminate problem

  • (Math.), a problem which admits of an infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or required results.
Webster 1913

Linear problem

  • (Geom.), a problem which may be solved geometrically by the use of right lines alone.
Webster 1913

Plane problem

  • a problem which can be solved geometrically by the aid of the right line and circle only.
  • (Geom.), a problem that can be solved by the use of the rule and compass.
Webster 1913

problem solver

  • noun a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution
    solver; convergent thinker.
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problem solving

  • noun the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems
  • noun the thought processes involved in solving a problem
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problem-oriented language

  • noun a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user
    application-oriented language.
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race problem

  • noun a social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions
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Solid problem

  • (Geom.), a problem which can be construed geometrically, only by the intersection of a circle and a conic section or of two conic sections. Hutton.
  • (Geom.), a problem requiring in its geometric solution the use of a conic section or higher curve.
Webster 1913

Unlimited problem

  • (Math.), a problem which is capable of an infinite number of solutions.
Webster 1913