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In mathematics, the Hurwitz problem (named after Adolf Hurwitz) is the problem of finding multiplicative relations between quadratic forms which generalise
Hurwitz_problem
Non-associative algebras with positive-definite quadratic form
In mathematics, Hurwitz's theorem is a theorem of Adolf Hurwitz, published posthumously in 1923, solving the Hurwitz problem for finite-dimensional unital
Hurwitz's theorem (composition algebras)
Hurwitz's_theorem_(composition_algebras)
How many linearly independent smooth nowhere-zero vector fields can be on an n-sphere
Radon–Hurwitz numbers ρ ( n ) {\displaystyle \rho (n)} occur in earlier work of Johann Radon (1922) and Adolf Hurwitz (1923) on the Hurwitz problem on quadratic
Vector_fields_on_spheres
American screenwriter
Mitchell Donald Hurwitz (born May 29, 1963) is an American television writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the television sitcom
Mitchell_Hurwitz
German mathematician (1859–1919)
determinant Hurwitz-stable matrix Routh–Hurwitz matrix Hurwitz numbers Hurwitz polynomial Hurwitz problem Hurwitz quaternion order Hurwitz quaternion Hurwitz scheme
Adolf_Hurwitz
American speechwriter, author, and lawyer
Sarah Hurwitz is an American author and speechwriter. She served as a White House speechwriter during the Obama administration, first as a senior speechwriter
Sarah_Hurwitz
Type of algebras, possibly non associative
composition algebras... In 1919 Leonard Dickson advanced the study of the Hurwitz problem with a survey of efforts to that date, and by exhibiting the method
Composition_algebra
Moduli spaces of ramified covers
of the inverse Galois problem, and as such they have been extensively studied by arithmetic geometers. More precisely, Hurwitz spaces classify isomorphism
Hurwitz_space
Fictional character
television satirical sitcom Arrested Development, created by Mitchell Hurwitz, and portrayed by Jason Bateman. Michael serves as the series' straight
Michael_Bluth
Every natural number can be represented as the sum of four integer squares
theorem relies on Hurwitz quaternions, which are the analog of integers for quaternions. Proof using the Hurwitz integers The Hurwitz quaternions consist
Lagrange's four-square theorem
Lagrange's_four-square_theorem
German mathematician (1862–1943)
developed a lifelong friendship with the shy, gifted Minkowski. In 1884, Adolf Hurwitz arrived from Göttingen as an Extraordinarius (i.e., an associate professor)
David_Hilbert
2012 film by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
countries) is a 2012 American sex comedy film written and directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. It is the fourth and final installment in the American
American_Reunion
Criteria of simplicity for mathematical proofs
lecture presenting Hilbert's problems or any published texts. Hilbert's friends and fellow mathematicians Adolf Hurwitz and Hermann Minkowski were closely
Hilbert's twenty-fourth problem
Hilbert's_twenty-fourth_problem
Recreational geodesics problem
best-known brain-teaser". A version of the problem was recorded by Adolf Hurwitz in his diary in 1908. Hurwitz stated that he heard it from L. Gustave du
The spider and the fly problem
The_spider_and_the_fly_problem
Generalized Braid group on the Sphere
In mathematics, the spherical braid group or Hurwitz braid group is a braid group on n strands. In comparison with the usual braid group, it has an additional
Spherical_braid_group
2016 novel by Gregg Hurwitz
Orphan X is a 2016 thriller novel written by Gregg Hurwitz. It was Hurwitz's first book in the Orphan X series, and was followed by The Nowhere Man. For
Orphan_X
Geometric inequality applicable to any closed curve
Dozens of proofs of the isoperimetric inequality have been found. In 1902, Hurwitz published a short proof using the Fourier series that applies to arbitrary
Isoperimetric_inequality
Advice podcast
hosts Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld reading out questions—or, some episodes, playing audio questions—emailed to them by listeners with problems; usually
If_I_Were_You_(podcast)
American TV sitcom
Running Wilde is an American sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely and Will Arnett for Fox. It stars Arnett as Steve Wilde, a self-centered
Running_Wilde
Season of television series
not write any episodes. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and creator Mitchell Hurwitz previously stated that season four would be the final season of the show
Arrested_Development_season_4
Mathematical problem
Routh–Hurwitz theorem: all of its conjugates have positive real part. In 2022, the mathematician John Baez brought the problem of generalizing this problem
Dividing a square into similar rectangles
Dividing_a_square_into_similar_rectangles
Rational-number approximation of a real number
Cassels 1957, pp. 5–8 Bugeaud 2012, p. 245 Hurwitz 1891, p. 279 Perron 1913, Chapter 2, Theorem 15 Hurwitz 1891, p. 284 Hardy & Wright 1979, Chapter 10
Diophantine_approximation
Algebraic variety
has genus 0. That fact can be read off geometrically from the Riemann–Hurwitz formula. A unirational variety V over a field K is one dominated by a rational
Rational_variety
Geometry problem about finding touching circles
In Euclidean plane geometry, Apollonius's problem is to construct circles that are tangent to three given circles in a plane (Figure 1). Apollonius of
Problem_of_Apollonius
American adaptation of Australian TV series
is an American adult animated television series developed by Mitchell Hurwitz for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series focuses on a group of high
Sit Down, Shut Up (2009 TV series)
Sit_Down,_Shut_Up_(2009_TV_series)
Mathematical constant in number theory
{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}}\right]} where N is an integer, held fixed, and ζ(s, n) is the complex Hurwitz zeta function. Both series are strongly convergent, as ζ(n) − 1 approaches
Khinchin's_constant
Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1982)
Supremacists". Variety. July 3, 2018. "Does Twitter Have a White Supremacist Problem? Seth Rogen Sure Thinks So". Fortune. July 4, 2018. "People on Twitter
Seth_Rogen
10th episode of the 1st season of Arrested Development
Mitchell Hurwitz, and directed by producer Joe Russo, it originally aired on the Fox Network on January 11, 2004. The episode is Hurwitz's joint-favorite
Pier Pressure (Arrested Development)
Pier_Pressure_(Arrested_Development)
American comedy television series
and is loosely based on her life. It was created by Pam Brady and Mitch Hurwitz, on Netflix. The twelve-episode first season was released in its entirety
Lady_Dynamite
American mathematician (1927–2010)
computational proof of this statement. In 1964, Selfridge and Alexander Hurwitz proved that the 14th Fermat number 2 2 14 + 1 {\displaystyle 2^{2^{14}}+1}
John_Selfridge
American comedian, writer and actor (born 1947)
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Larry_David
Branch of engineering and mathematics
Independently, Adolf Hurwitz analyzed system stability using differential equations in 1877, resulting in what is now known as the Routh–Hurwitz theorem. A notable
Control_theory
1st episode of the 1st season of Arrested Development
Plato's allegory of the cave. Arrested Development was created by Mitchell Hurwitz, who pitched the series as a satirical take on the American family. Katie
Pilot_(Arrested_Development)
Control loop feedback mechanism
mathematicians to examine the problem. The problem was examined further in 1874 by Edward Routh, Charles Sturm, and in 1895, Adolf Hurwitz, all of whom contributed
PID_controller
Issue concerning Gustav and Alma Mahler
The Alma Problem is an issue of concern to certain musicologists, historians and biographers who deal with the lives and works of Gustav Mahler and his
Alma_Problem
Critical point where a periodic solution arises
what is called Hurwitz determinants. Their definition is related to the associated Hurwitz matrix. Proposition 1. If all the Hurwitz determinants c i
Hopf_bifurcation
18th episode of the 2nd season of Arrested Development
overall episode of the series, and was written by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz and co-executive producer Jim Vallely, and directed by Chuck Martin. It
Righteous Brothers (Arrested Development)
Righteous_Brothers_(Arrested_Development)
American rock band
time the band recruited Sean Hurwitz. Hurwitz stayed until 2012, and was replaced by Mike Krompass. Later in 2012, Hurwitz returned. In 2009 Mitch Marine
Smash_Mouth
Complicated set of real numbers
y)|\right)^{-1}:f(x,y)=ax^{2}+bxy+cy^{2},\ b^{2}-4ac=1\right\}} Starting from Hurwitz's theorem on Diophantine approximation, that any real number ξ {\displaystyle
Markov_spectrum
Type of number related to Diophantine approximation
of irrational numbers by rational numbers. They are linked to Hurwitz's theorem. Hurwitz improved Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet's criterion on irrationality
Lagrange_number
American screenwriter, director, and producer
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Christopher_Storer
American actor, writer, and director
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Paul_W._Downs
Algebraic curve
plane to move any ramification point away from infinity. Using the Riemann–Hurwitz formula, the hyperelliptic curve with genus g is defined by an equation
Hyperelliptic_curve
American diplomat (1931–2025)
Edward Hurwitz (March 21, 1931 – August 20, 2025) was an American diplomat. From 1983 to 1986 he was the U.S. chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan, and he
Edward_Hurwitz
American political commentator (born 1991)
Democratic nominations in the 7th and 13th districts, respectively. Sophie Hurwitz of Mother Jones described Piker as a "new kingmaker" for his campaign activities
Hasan_Piker
American actress, producer and screenwriter (born 1984)
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Lena_Waithe
2018 film by Damien Chazelle
The musical score for First Man was composed and conducted by Justin Hurwitz. The score was performed by a 94-piece orchestra, with instruments such
First_Man_(film)
Television sitcom characters
in two parts on May 29, 2018, and March 15, 2019. Created by Mitchell Hurwitz, the show centers the Bluth family. The Bluths are formerly wealthy and
List of Arrested Development characters
List_of_Arrested_Development_characters
Female entity in Near Eastern mythology
Publishing Platform. p. 353. ISBN 978-1-5331-4568-0. Hurwitz (1980), p. 43. Hurwitz (1980), p. 78. Hurwitz (1980), p. 160. Lebling, Robert (2010). Legends
Lilith
Canadian-American television producer, writer, and actor
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Linwood_Boomer
American writer and television producer
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Lucia_Aniello
8th episode of the 3rd season of Arrested Development
overall episode of the series, and was written by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz and co-executive producer Chuck Tatham, and directed by Peter Lauer. It
Making_a_Stand
American actor and comedian (born 1983)
that this is happening, yet so many people are unaware of it. And the problem is people aren't talking about it. What I've learned, as a guy, is to just
Aziz_Ansari
American actress (born 1989)
actress took place on the Arrested Development set: "[Show creator] Mitch Hurwitz was like a father figure to me. In a way, it was great to be around [the
Alia_Shawkat
Natural number
identified with the 24 unit Hurwitz quaternions, which form the binary tetrahedral group. The optimal sphere packing problem has been solved in dimension
24_(number)
Coast redwood tree protected by environmental activists in California
clear-cut by the Pacific Lumber Company (owned by Maxxam, Inc. and Charles Hurwitz). The Pacific Lumber Company and Hill reached an agreement to save the
Luna_(tree)
bilinear relations Riemann conditions Riemann form Riemann function Riemann–Hurwitz formula Riemann matrix Riemann operator Riemann singularity theorem Riemann-Kempf
List of things named after Bernhard Riemann
List_of_things_named_after_Bernhard_Riemann
5th episode of the 3rd season of Arrested Development
James Bond song, which series creator Mitchell Hurwitz requested for the next day. According to Hurwitz, the episode intentionally poked fun at the aggressive
Mr._F
Study of space and shapes locally given by a convergent power series
quite safe). This formula is known as the Riemann–Hurwitz formula and also as Hurwitz's theorem. Hurwitz-Courant, Vorlesunger über allgemeine Funcktionen
Geometric_function_theory
building. 39 19 "The Q Word" David McWhirter Natalie Callaghan & Nick Hurwitz May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03) 219 5.00 When a fellow rookie colleague Chris
List_of_The_Rookie_episodes
American actor and race car driver (1960–2024)
why 'unique' Chad McQueen never appeared on the show". The Independent. Hurwitz, Jon [@jonhurwitz] (September 13, 2024). "Dutch may have been the purest
Chad_McQueen
Canadian actor and filmmaker (born 1983)
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Dan_Levy_(Canadian_actor)
2nd episode of the 1st season of Sit Down, Shut Up
staff's insurance. The episode was co-written by the series creator Mitchell Hurwitz and Jim Vallely and directed by Raymie Muzquiz. It received generally mixed
Miracle's_Are_Real
American podcaster, writer, and television producer (born 1982)
worked in Jon Corzine's Senate office. He was hired in 2005 to assist Sarah Hurwitz as a speechwriter for then-Senator Hillary Clinton, and he continued to
Jon_Lovett
American TV producer and screenwriter (born 1960)
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Christopher Lloyd (TV producer)
Christopher_Lloyd_(TV_producer)
English actress, screenwriter and producer (born 1985)
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Phoebe_Waller-Bridge
American television series
p. 278. Hurwitz & Knowles 2008, p. 190. Stark, Jeff (April 13, 2001). "Interview with Chris Carter". Salon. Retrieved June 29, 2009. Hurwitz & Knowles
The_X-Files
Scottish comedian, film director and producer (born 1963)
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Armando_Iannucci
Canadian screenwriter (born 1982)
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Evan_Goldberg
American politician (born 1961)
federal banking regulators into the affairs of Houston millionaire Charles Hurwitz. The Times reported that "When the FDIC persisted, Doolittle and Pombo—both
Richard_Pombo
American film production and distribution company
August 20, 2012. Gerard, Jeremy (July 28, 2015). "Fox Names Isaac Robert Hurwitz To Head Live Theater Division". Deadline. Retrieved March 28, 2019. Cox
20th_Century_Studios
Matrix in mathematics
M-matrices also occur in the problems of Lyapunov stability and feedback control in control theory and are related to Hurwitz matrices. In computational
M-matrix
1980 American satirical comedy film
Wingreen as Dr. Brody Jill Whelan as Lisa Davis Ethel Merman as Lieutenant Hurwitz Lee Terri as Mrs. Linda Oveur Jimmie Walker as Windshield Wiper Man James
Airplane!
Ring without nonzero zero divisors
quaternions, hence a noncommutative domain. Similarly, the set of all Hurwitz quaternions, that is, quaternions of the form a + b i + c j + d k {\displaystyle
Domain_(ring_theory)
American anthropologist
Wadsworth. p129. Leeds-Hurwitz, W. (2010). The emergence of language and social interaction research as a specialty. In W. Leeds-Hurwitz (Ed.), The social
Ray_Birdwhistell
American comedian (1913–1997)
original "Doughnut Dunkers" routine and every possible variation of it. The problem with doing the "Doughnut Dunkers" skit was that Skelton had to eat nine
Red_Skelton
parametric representation Reuleaux triangle Ribaucour curve[3][4] Riemann–Hurwitz formula Riemann–Roch theorem Riemann surface Road curve Sato–Tate conjecture
List_of_curves_topics
American podcast network
podcasting network founded in 2015 by Marty Michael, Amir Blumenfeld, and Jake Hurwitz. The latter two – known collectively as comedy duo Jake and Amir – built
Headgum
American writer and former actress (born 1992)
role; 12 episodes 2016 Robot Chicken Skipper / Nany / Nurse Episode: "Joel Hurwitz"; voice role The Eric Andre Show Herself Episode: "Jack Black / Jennette
Jennette_McCurdy
Files on Jeffrey Epstein and his affiliates
Little Black Book". Mother Jones. Retrieved July 22, 2025. Colyar, Brock; Hurwitz, Kelsey; Klein, Charlotte; Kweku, Ezekiel; Larocca, Amy; Martins, Yinka;
Epstein_files
English musician, songwriter and activist (1940–1980)
– and he succeeded ... it became the main anti-Vietnam protest song." Problems playing this file? See media help. In protest at Britain's involvement
John_Lennon
Hasse–Weil zeta function of a variety Height zeta function of a variety Hurwitz zeta function, a generalization of the Riemann zeta function Igusa zeta
List_of_zeta_functions
American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)
the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025. Colyar, Brock; Hurwitz, Kelsey; Klein, Charlotte; Kweku, Ezekiel; Larocca, Amy; Martins, Yinka;
Jeffrey_Epstein
American comedian and television host (born 1958)
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
Ellen_DeGeneres
Television series
"Karate Kid"]". United States Copyright Office. Hurwitz, Jon (September 24, 2020). "Twitter: Jon Hurwitz". Twitter. Retrieved January 23, 2021. Stone, Sam
The_Karate_Kid_(TV_series)
Piano cycle by Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Dvořák, written during the summer of 1894. Music critic David Hurwitz says "the seventh Humoresque is probably the most famous small piano work
Humoresques_(Dvořák)
Medical disorder of a person's sleep patterns
Medicine. 3 (4): 369–373. doi:10.5664/jcsm.26858. PMC 1978312. PMID 17694725. Hurwitz TD, Mahowald MW, Schenck CH, Schluter JL, Bundlie SR (April 1991). "A retrospective
Sleep_disorder
1972 American horror film by Wes Craven
was predicated on the following considerations: The film relates to a problem that practically every teen-age girl and parent can identify with, yet
The_Last_House_on_the_Left
American screenwriter and television producer (1946–2001)
Tucker Cawley for "Baggage" (2003) Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers" (2005)
David_Angell
American video streaming service
Netflix signed Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz and his production firm The Hurwitz Company to a multi-year deal to create original projects
Netflix
Extension of the factorial function
(z)=\zeta _{H}'(0,z)-\zeta '(0),} where ζ H {\displaystyle \zeta _{H}} is the Hurwitz zeta function, ζ {\displaystyle \zeta } is the Riemann zeta function and
Gamma_function
American media company
Netflix signed Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz and his production firm The Hurwitz Company to a multi-year deal to create original projects
Netflix,_Inc.
Season of television series The X-Files
Vitaris, Paula (December 1995). "X-Writers". Starlog Presents Eerie T.V. Hurwitz and Knowles, p. 55 Carter, Chris. "Chris Carter Speaks about Season One
The_X-Files_season_2
Four-dimensional number system
numbers; the other being the complex numbers. These rings are also Euclidean Hurwitz algebras, of which the quaternions are the largest associative algebra
Quaternion
3rd episode of the 4th season of Arrested Development
Williams and co-executive producer Dean Lorey, and directed by Mitchell Hurwitz and executive producer Troy Miller. It originally released on May 26, 2013
Indian_Takers
Part of mathematics that addresses the stability of solutions
called a Hurwitz polynomial if the real parts of all roots are strictly negative. The Routh–Hurwitz theorem implies a characterization of Hurwitz polynomials
Stability_theory
American musician (born 1950)
helping with the lyrics. Wonder and Wright wanted to "touch on the social problems of the world", and for the lyrics "to mean something". The album was released
Stevie_Wonder
1966–1970 economic development plan
Hurwitz, Just, Moeller & Shinn, p. 293. Henderson, Vreeland, Dana, Hurwitz, Just, Moeller & Shinn, p. 160, 161. Henderson, Vreeland, Dana, Hurwitz, Just
First_Malaysia_Plan
American actress, writer, comedian and producer (born 1989)
after first freelancing for the company. Her videos primarily focused on problems experienced by twenty-somethings. In 2016, Brunson sold two web series
Quinta_Brunson
Ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip
Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024. Hurwitz, Sophie (8 October 2024). "Report: In One Year, More Than 100,000 Deaths
Gaza_genocide
HURWITZ PROBLEM
HURWITZ PROBLEM
Female
Native American
Native American Algonquin name HURIT means "beautiful."
Boy/Male
Arabic
Protector
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Eternity; Problem Solver
Male
Native American
Native American Algonquin name HURITT means "handsome."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Problem
Boy/Male
Muslim
Problem solver
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
People with this Name are Preferably Intelligent and Very Generous; Highly Knowledgeable in Problem Solving Skills
Boy/Male
Native American
Handsome.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Problem Solver
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Away from all Problems
Girl/Female
Native American
Beautiful.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Destroyer of Problems
HURWITZ PROBLEM
HURWITZ PROBLEM
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Brilliant of the Age
Boy/Male
Hawaiian
Wise.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish
God is My Judge; Form of Daniel; Feminine of Daniel
Boy/Male
Muslim
Residents, Populace
Female
Swedish
 Feminine form of Swedish Jannik, JANNIKE means "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Jannike.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
A Prajapati; Name of a Saint
Boy/Male
English
Small river or stream with an island.
Boy/Male
French
Gray-haired.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Quick, Rapid
Female
Egyptian
, giving.
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n.
The quality, condition, or degree of being soluble or solvable; as, the solubility of a salt; the solubility of a problem or intricate difficulty.
a.
Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
n.
A problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out.
n.
One who proposes problems.
a.
Liable to question; subject to be doubted or called in question; problematical; doubtful; suspicious.
a.
Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
n.
A certain function relating to a system of forces and their points of application, -- first used by Clausius in the investigation of problems in molecular physics.
n.
The quality or state of being solvable; as, the solvability of a difficulty; the solvability of a problem.
v. t.
To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem.
a.
Susceptible of being solved; as, a soluble algebraic problem; susceptible of being disentangled, unraveled, or explained; as, the mystery is perhaps soluble.
a.
Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.
n.
A howitzer.
n.
A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper.
n.
To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.
n.
To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
v. t.
To propose problems.
n.
The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process.
n.
An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.
a.
Alt. of Problematical
v. t.
To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink.