"backsolve" meaning in English

See backsolve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: backsolves [present, singular, third-person], backsolving [participle, present], backsolved [participle, past], backsolved [past]
Etymology: From back + solve. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|solve}} back + solve Head templates: {{en-verb}} backsolve (third-person singular simple present backsolves, present participle backsolving, simple past and past participle backsolved)
  1. To determine the inputs that would lead to a given output in a mathematical system. Derived forms: backsolvable Related terms: backsolution
    Sense id: en-backsolve-en-verb-yCldL1Uq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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