problem situation

  • 31problem — prob·lem || prÉ‘blÉ™m / prÉ’ n. difficulty, situation that requires a solution; question (on a test) adj. troublesome, presenting a problem, presenting a difficulty …

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  • 32situation — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the way in which something is placed in relation to its surroundings b. site c. archaic locality 2. archaic state of health 3. a. position or place of employment ; …

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  • 33situation comedy — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Thalia, Tom show, antimasque, arlequinade, audience success, ballet, black comedy, bomb, broad comedy, broadcast drama, burlesque, burlesque show, burletta, camp, charade, cliff hanger,… …

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  • 34problem — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. question, proposition, exercise; poser, puzzle, enigma, riddle; issue; query. See inquiry, secret. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A difficulty] Syn. dilemma, quandary, obstacle; see difficulty 1 , 2 ,… …

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  • 35Lösung (Problem) — Unter Problemlösen versteht man die Tätigkeit eines intelligenten Wesens, für ein gestelltes Problem meist durch bewusste Denkprozesse eine Lösung zu entwickeln oder anzuwenden. G.H. Wheatley gab die launige Definition „Problemlösen ist das, was… …

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  • 36Yale shooting problem — The Yale shooting problem is a conundrum or scenario in formal situational logic on which early logical solutions to the frame problem fail. The name of this problem derives from its inventors, Steve Hanks and Drew McDermott, working at Yale… …

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  • 37trolley problem — Problem in ethics posed by the English philosopher Philippa Foot in her ‘The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effect’ (Oxford Review, 1967). A runaway train or trolley comes to a branch in the track. One person is working on one …

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  • 38free-rider problem — situation in which every individual improves his or her financial situation under the erroneous assumption that the general economic condition will not be harmed …

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  • 39Frame problem — In artificial intelligence, the frame problem was initially formulated as the problem of expressing a dynamical domain in logic without explicitly specifying which conditions are not affected by an action. John McCarthy and Patrick J. Hayes… …

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  • 40Creative problem solving — is the mental process of creating a solution to a problem. It is a special form of problem solving in which the solution is independently created rather than learned with assistance. Creative problem solving always involves creativity. To qualify …

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