solution
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2.1
- noun
- /səˈluːʃən/
- In many circumstances, the most efficient solution is not also the most equitable solution.
- solutions to problems
- a possible solution
- find a solution
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Watch on YouTubeYour product is a solution for bad gas.
- Your product is a solution for bad gas.
- This time that solution isn't going to work.
- So Marty's going to come up with a solution right here.
- And that's where the, the solution we had in Python didn't work.
- more willing to explore solutions and if need be, create them.
- All problems have solutions if you have the motivation.
- And if that's true, then the solution should be pretty easy.
- So I don't really think that political solutions are possible.
- And so they throw easy solutions that seem like game show gimmicks.
- It's concise and those solutions are going to be crucial.
Examples
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When a challenge arises, students must find a solution that works for them and their needs.
Academic text (2008) -
Together, we can look for a solution.
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Your product is a solution for bad gas.
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The commitment to the solution is the answer to the problem.
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I asked for a solution, not an escape plan.
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All problems have solutions if you have the motivation.
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The teacher might offer several high-quality solutions to the problem of how to start.
Academic text (2013) -
A ration system will be established to buy more time to find a solution to the deepening food crisis.
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"His father had tried hard to find a long-term solution for him," says Hoolahan.
Academic text (2011) -
After discussing several options, we finally decided on a solution to the environmental issues facing our town.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A solution that explains or fixes a problem
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3.6
A clear, effective answer that fixes a problem
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3.5
A new and useful way to solve a problem
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
5
3.3
Salt water that doctors use to clean wounds or put into a vein to give fluid
- Specialized
2
3.2
A program that solves a specific problem for a person or business
- Offensive
1
9.9
A plan by the Nazis to kill millions of Jewish people during World War II
- Specialized
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5.8
A liquid with very small solid particles spread evenly through it that do not sink
- Specialized
A liquid that helps keep acidity stable in body and lab tests
- Specialized
A liquid that keeps acidity about the same when acids or bases are added
- Specialized
One of two liquid layers that form when two partly mixed liquids separate, each layer rich in a different liquid
- Specialized
A blue liquid used in labs to test for sugar that turns reddish-orange when sugar is present
- Specialized
A liquid of iodine and potassium iodide used to stain bacteria in the Gram stain
- Specialized
Heat released or taken in when a substance dissolves in a large amount of liquid like water
- Specialized
A liquid with more salt or sugar than a cell that draws water out and makes the cell shrink
- Specialized
A liquid with the same amount of dissolved particles as blood or body fluids
- Specialized
A liquid with the same salt level as body fluids like blood so cells keep their normal shape
- Specialized
A solid metal in which atoms of other elements mix evenly into its structure
- Jargon
A way of writing code in the Python language that follows common simple style
- Specialized
A sterile salt solution used to replace body fluids and keep tissues alive
- Specialized
A salt solution put into the body to replace fluid and keep tissues alive
- Specialized
A solid mixture where atoms of one type go into another's crystal, like in alloys
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Etymology
Solution comes from an old Latin root solu- meaning 'to loosen', the same root as solve. Think of untying a knot: a solution is what 'frees' a problem, so it is the answer or way to fix something.