Noun: solving sól-ving
- Finding a solution to a problem
"Her solving of the complex equation impressed her mathematics professor";
- resolution
- Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
"did you solve the problem?";
- work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick [N. Amer, informal], work, suss [Brit, informal], suss out [Brit, informal], unriddle
- Find a solution by calculation, algebra or detailed analysis
"solve for x"; "solve an equation";
- resolve
- Settle, as of a debt
"solve an old debt";
- clear
See also: work out
Type of: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, determination, determine, figure [N. Amer], finding, reckon, settle, square off, square up, understand, work out
Encyclopedia: Solving
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