"missionaries and cannibals problem" meaning in All languages combined

See missionaries and cannibals problem on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: missionaries and cannibals problems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} missionaries and cannibals problem (plural missionaries and cannibals problems)
  1. A logic puzzle in which a number of missionaries and cannibals must cross a river using a boat which can carry only a limited number of people, under the constraint that missionaries must never be outnumbered by cannibals on either bank (since they would otherwise be eaten). Related terms: jealous husbands problem
    Sense id: en-missionaries_and_cannibals_problem-en-noun-Ru~V3YAN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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