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The word problem comes from a Greek word meaning what?

problem

[prob-luhm] / ˈprɒb ləm /




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Spanish control over Mississippi navigation posed a critical problem for the U.S., which was heightened by the French Revolutionary Wars of the 1790s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Need help or insight with a career or money-related problem?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

However, signs of a similar problem have existed for years.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

There’s a bit of a stakes problem here, but everything that happens in this imagination world is metaphorical, of course, in service of Gabby’s thunderous revelation that her mother was once a creative person too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

“It was easier for me to have you believe that my problem was about him rather than have to talk about the reality I was facing.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Artificial intelligence is pushing advances in various mathematics fields at an unprecedented rate, conquering problems that our puny human minds have wrestled with for centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“I was not making fun of anybody or making light of the great problems that face our country.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

After that race, Hamilton said the team had "big problems" and needed "serious talks".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Voters have until Tuesday to resolve certain problems with their ballots.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Usually, Bat liked math problems, because he was good at them and they made sense.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold


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