"jealous husbands problem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jealous husbands problems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jealous husbands problem (plural jealous husbands problems)
  1. A logic puzzle, a variant of the missionaries and cannibals problem, involving married couples, where no woman can be left in the presence of another man without her husband also present.
    Sense id: en-jealous_husbands_problem-en-noun-RDxapIVe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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