word problem

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word problem

noun word problems

  1. A mathematics question that states verbally what is usually expressed with symbols or diagrams. Holonyms: exam, examination, test, testbank
  2. A question of whether an element of a certain group (or monoid or the like) is the identity, given an obscure representation of that element.

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noun mathematics question that states verbally what is usually written using symbols

中文文字題 /文字题 wénzìtí
Portuguêsproblema de matemática, situação-problema
Românăproblemă

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@misc{word_problem_2026,
  title = {word problem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/word%20problem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}