The term word problem has several meanings:
- word problem (mathematics education) is a type of textbook problem designed to help students apply abstract mathematical concepts to "real-world" situations
- word problem (mathematics) is a decision problem for algebraic identities in mathematics and computer science
- word problem for groups is the problem of recognizing the identity element in a finitely presented group
- word problem (computability) is a decision problem concerning formal languages
Famous quotes containing the words word and/or problem:
“And then this word was heard: “Trinch.””
—François Rabelais (1494–1553)
“How much atonement is enough? The bombing must be allowed as at least part-payment: those of our young people who are concerned about the moral problem posed by the Allied air offensive should at least consider the moral problem that would have been posed if the German civilian population had not suffered at all.”
—Clive James (b. 1939)