"word problem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: word problems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} word problem (plural word problems)
  1. A mathematics question that states verbally what is usually expressed with symbols or diagrams. Translations (mathematics question that states verbally what is usually written using symbols): 文字題 (Chinese Cantonese), 文字题 (man⁴ zi⁶ tai⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 文字題 (Chinese Mandarin), 文字题 (wénzìtí) (Chinese Mandarin), slovní úloha [feminine] (Czech), verhaalsom (Dutch), verhaaltjessom (Dutch), szöveges feladat (Hungarian), szöveges példa (Hungarian), orðaverkefni [neuter] (Icelandic), orðadæmi [neuter] (Icelandic), текстуална задача (tekstualna zadača) [feminine] (Macedonian), problema de matemática [masculine] (Portuguese), situação-problema [feminine] (Portuguese), lästal (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-word_problem-en-noun-1L4AKiJQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Wikipedia with redundant first parameter Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Wikipedia with redundant first parameter: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'mathematics question that states verbally what is usually written using symbols': 93 7
  2. (mathematics) A question of whether an element of a certain group (or monoid or the like) is the identity, given an obscure representation of that element. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-word_problem-en-noun-O~2fa0ge Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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