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Open problem

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toy problemnoun(sciences) A simplified problem with clear constraints and parameters, usually used as a tool to understand a related real-world problem.
decision problemnoun(computing theory) A question in some formal system with a yes-or-no answer, depending on the values of input parameters.
constant problemnoun(mathematics) The problem of deciding whether a given expression is equal to zero.
eigenproblemnoun(mathematics) A mathematical problem involving eigenvalues.
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.
thesisnoun(by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a dissertation.
unknown(sometimes postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.
word problemnounA mathematics question that states verbally what is usually expressed with symbols or diagrams.
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.
subproblemnounA problem whose solution contributes to the solution of a larger problem.
resolventnounAny substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
open booknoun(idiomatic) Something whose salient aspects are obvious or easily interpreted.
porismnounA corollary.
fencepost problemnoun(programming) A problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problem.
illumination problemnoun(mathematics) A mathematical problem, asking whether a room with mirrored walls can always be illuminated by a single-point light source, allowing for repeated reflection of light off the mirrored walls. It was solved in 1958: there are such rooms that cannot be thus illuminated.
optimization problemnoun(mathematics) The problem of finding the "best" solution from all feasible solutions, given constraints defining which of the solutions are feasible, and a goal function defining which of the feasible solutions is the best one.
closed formnoun(poetry) A type of poetry with regular structure, such as meter or a rhyming pattern.
specializationnounThe act or process of specializing.
subsubproblemnounA subproblem of a subproblem.
newcomb's problemnounSynonym of Newcomb's paradox.

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