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initial value problemnoun(calculus) The problem of solving an ordinary differential equation together with an initial condition (a set of specified values for the unknown function or its derivatives at some point).
initial-value problemnounAlternative form of initial value problem. [(calculus) The problem of solving an ordinary differential equation together with an initial condition (a set of specified values for the unknown function or its derivatives at some point).]
constant problemnoun(mathematics) The problem of deciding whether a given expression is equal to zero.
boundary conditionnoun(mathematics) Any of a set of constraints that limit the solutions of a differential equation
open problemnoun(sciences) A problem that has been posed in a field of study such as mathematics or theoretical computer science, but whose answer is not yet known.
decision problemnoun(computing theory) A question in some formal system with a yes-or-no answer, depending on the values of input parameters.
problem spacenounA mental representation of a particular problem, including initial, final, and possible intermediate states, and often when visualized as if it were a physical space.
boundary termnoun(sociology) A word or phrase that is used for othering; a term that serves to identify someone or something as other than the speaker.
frame problemnoun(computing theory) The problem of finding an adequate collection of axioms making up a viable description of the world for a robot or artificial intelligence.
penalty functionnoun(mathematics) Any function that applies constraints to a maximum or minimum problem
eigenproblemnoun(mathematics) A mathematical problem involving eigenvalues.
fixed pointnoun(mathematics) A value which is unchanged by a function or other mapping. Formally: a value x for which f(x)=x.
bongard problemnounA kind of puzzle in which there is one common factor in a first set of diagrams that is missing from a second set. The solver (possibly a computer program) must identify this factor.
gordan's problemnoun(mathematics) The problem of generalizing Paul Gordan's computational approach to the theorem of the finiteness of generators for binary forms to work with functions having more than two variables.
corner solutionnoun(mathematics, economics) A solution to a minimization or maximization problem where an interior solution is infeasible.
constraintnounSomething that constrains; a restriction.
pseudoperiodnoun(mathematics) A solution function that is not technically periodic, but nevertheless displays repetitive behavior.
fill-innounA temporary replacement for another, especially at a job.
cauchy problemnoun(mathematics, mathematical analysis) For a given m-order partial differential equation, the problem of finding a solution function u on ℝⁿ that satisfies the boundary conditions that, for a smooth manifold S⊂ℝⁿ, u(x)=f_0(x) and (∂ᵏu(x))/(∂nᵏ)=f_k(x), ∀x∈S, k=1…m-1, given specified functions f_k defined on, and vector n normal to, the manifold.
separatrixnoun(typography) The proofreader's mark resembling a slash ⟨ / ⟩ or vertical bar ⟨ | ⟩ placed after a note in the margin to indicate that it should replace the item(s) struckthrough in the running text or to separate it from other margin notes.

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