"three body problem" meaning in All languages combined

See three body problem on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: three body problems [plural], three-body problem [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} three body problem (plural three body problems)
  1. (astronomy) The problem of calculating the motion of three celestial bodies that interact with each other gravitationally Wikipedia link: three-body problem Related terms: two-body problem Translations (astronomy): 三體問題 /三体问题 (sāntǐ wèntí) (Chinese), kolmen kappaleen probleema (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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