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word_problem

word problem

English

Noun

word problem ‎(plural word problems)

A mathematics question that states verbally what is usually written using symbols (or, for geometry, in a picture).
(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.

External links

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Translations

mathematics question that states verbally what is usually written using symbols

Chinese:

Cantonese: 文字題 ‎(man⁴ zi⁶ tai⁴)

Mandarin: 文字題 ‎(wénzìtí)

Czech: slovní úloha f
Hungarian: szöveges feladat, szöveges példa
Icelandic: orðaverkefni n, orðadæmi n

question of whether an element of a certain group is the identity