"three body problem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: three body problems [plural], three-body problem [alternative]
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  1. (astronomy) The problem of calculating the motion of three celestial bodies that interact with each other gravitationally Wikipedia link: three-body problem Categories (topical): Astronomy Related terms: two-body problem Translations (astronomy): 三體問題 (Chinese), kolmen kappaleen probleema (Finnish)

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