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Property of differential equations describing physical phenomena
regularization of linear ill-posed problems. The existence of local solutions is often an important part of the well-posedness problem, and it is the foundation
Well-posed_problem
Type of problem involving ODEs or PDEs
useful in applications, a boundary value problem should be well posed. This means that given the input to the problem there exists a unique solution, which
Boundary_value_problem
Method for solving continuous operator problems (such as differential equations)
V_{n}} . Therefore, the well-posedness of the Galerkin problem is actually inherited from the well-posedness of the original problem. The error u − u n {\displaystyle
Galerkin_method
Process of calculating the causal factors that produced a set of observations
questions concern well-posedness: Does the least-squares problem have a unique solution which depends continuously on the data (stability problem)? It is the
Inverse_problem
Probability theory paradox
one over another; accordingly, the problem as stated has no unique solution. In his 1973 paper "The Well-Posed Problem", Edwin Jaynes proposed a solution
Bertrand paradox (probability)
Bertrand_paradox_(probability)
Methods for numerical approximations
numerical analysis is to find a stable algorithm for solving a well-posed mathematical problem. The field of numerical analysis includes many sub-disciplines
Numerical_analysis
Type of calculus problem
In calculus, an initial value problem (IVP) is an ordinary differential equation together with an initial condition which specifies the value of the unknown
Initial_value_problem
solution space is appropriately reduced, and the problem is transformed into a "well-posed" problem. The constraints of the solution space relate, on
Correspondence_problem
Existence and uniqueness of solutions to initial value problems
sufficient (but not necessary) conditions under which an initial value problem has a unique solution. It is also known as Picard's existence theorem,
Picard–Lindelöf_theorem
Initial estimate or framework to the solution of a mathematical problem
is an educated guess or an additional assumption made to help solve a problem, and which may later be verified to be part of the solution by its results
Ansatz
Numerical method for solving physical or engineering problems
a complex problem into smaller elements, as well as the use of software coded with a FEM algorithm. When applying FEA, the complex problem is usually
Finite_element_method
, ∞ ) . {\displaystyle t\in [0,\infty ).} A well posed Cauchy problem is said to be uniformly well posed if u n ( 0 ) → 0 {\displaystyle u_{n}(0)\to 0}
Abstract differential equation
Abstract_differential_equation
Type of constraint on solutions to differential equations
question of finding solutions to such equations is known as the Dirichlet problem. In the sciences and engineering, a Dirichlet boundary condition may also
Dirichlet_boundary_condition
Class of ordinary differential equations
In mathematics and its applications, a Sturm–Liouville problem is a second-order linear ordinary differential equation of the form d d x [ p ( x ) d y
Sturm–Liouville_theory
Class of numerical techniques
accurate technique for discretizing and imposing boundary conditions of a well-posed linear partial differential equation using high order finite differences
Finite_difference_method
is watertight, it is a well-posed problem. If it is not, it is an ill-posed problem. The potential flow equation with well-posed boundary conditions applied
Aerodynamic potential-flow code
Aerodynamic_potential-flow_code
Mathematical tool to algorithmically solve equations
numerical algorithm. Let F ( x , y ) = 0 {\displaystyle F(x,y)=0} be a well-posed problem, i.e. F : X × Y → R {\displaystyle F:X\times Y\rightarrow \mathbb
Numerical_method
Type of differential equation
is often secondary. Well-posedness refers to a common schematic package of information about a PDE. To say that a PDE is well-posed, one must have: an
Partial_differential_equation
Methods of calculating definite integrals
take "quadrature" to include higher-dimensional integration. The basic problem in numerical integration is to compute an approximate solution to a definite
Numerical_integration
Class of problems for PDEs
A Cauchy problem in mathematics asks for the solution of a partial differential equation that satisfies certain conditions that are given on a hypersurface
Cauchy_problem
Type of functional equation (mathematics)
Lagrange in connection with their studies of the tautochrone problem. This is the problem of determining a curve on which a weighted particle will fall
Differential_equation
Partial differential equation describing the evolution of temperature in a region
possible to consider the associated abstract Cauchy problem and show that it is a well-posed problem and/or to show some qualitative properties (like preservation
Heat_equation
Partial differential equations with random force terms and coefficients
no pointwise meaning. It is well known that the space of distributions has no product structure. This is the core problem of such a theory. This leads
Stochastic partial differential equation
Stochastic_partial_differential_equation
Generalized function whose value is zero everywhere except at zero
of x, then a convolution semigroup arises by solving the initial value problem { ∂ ∂ t η ( t , x ) = A η ( t , x ) , t > 0 lim t → 0 + η ( t , x ) = δ
Dirac_delta_function
Filling in missing entries of a matrix
values. Thus, we require some assumption on the matrix to create a well-posed problem, such as assuming it has maximal determinant, is positive definite
Matrix_completion
Methods of mathematical approximation
finding an approximate solution to a problem, by starting from the exact solution of a related, simpler problem. A critical feature of the technique is
Perturbation_theory
Approach to finding numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations
construct more complex methods, e.g., predictor–corrector method. Consider the problem of calculating the shape of an unknown curve which starts at a given point
Euler_method
Equation involving both integrals and derivatives of a function
integral transform, where the problem is first transformed into an algebraic setting. In such situations, the solution of the problem may be derived by applying
Integro-differential_equation
Type of differential equation
explanation of the popularity of DDEs: Aftereffect is an applied problem: it is well known that, together with the increasing expectations of dynamic
Delay_differential_equation
American academic (1922–1998)
..4..227J. doi:10.1109/TSSC.1968.300117. — (December 1973). "The Well-Posed Problem" (PDF). Found. Phys. 3 (4): 477–492. Bibcode:1973FoPh....3..477J.
Edwin_Thompson_Jaynes
Boundary-value problem in differential equations
x} etc. The functions A , B , C , F {\displaystyle A,B,C,F} specify the problem. We now seek a ψ {\displaystyle \psi } that satisfies the partial differential
Cauchy_boundary_condition
Method for representing and evaluating partial differential equations
approximations of the solution within cells. Consider a simple 1D advection problem: Here, ρ = ρ ( x , t ) {\displaystyle \rho =\rho \left(x,t\right)} represents
Finite_volume_method
Existence and uniqueness theorem for certain partial differential equations
analytic partial differential equations associated with Cauchy initial value problems. A special case was proven by Augustin Cauchy (1842), and the full result
Cauchy–Kovalevskaya_theorem
French mathematician (1865–1963)
the foundations of functional analysis. He introduced the idea of well-posed problem and the method of descent in the theory of partial differential equations
Jacques_Hadamard
Ability of numerical algorithms to remain accurate under small changes of inputs
square root of 2 (which is roughly 1.41421) is a well-posed problem. Many algorithms solve this problem by starting with an initial approximation x0 to
Numerical_stability
Theorem regarding the existence of a solution to a differential equation
theorem which guarantees the existence of solutions to certain initial value problems. Peano first published the theorem in 1886 with an incorrect proof. In
Peano_existence_theorem
Play by Shakespeare
1598 to 1608. The play is considered one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", those that pose ethical dilemmas that require more than typically simple solutions
All's_Well_That_Ends_Well
Parameter in differential equations and dynamical systems
or continuous. The problem of determining a system's evolution from initial conditions is referred to as an initial value problem. A linear matrix difference
Initial_condition
Finite difference method for numerically solving parabolic differential equations
contamination problem in streams or rivers under steady flow conditions, but information is given in one dimension only. Often the problem can be simplified
Crank–Nicolson_method
The infinite element method is a numerical method for solving problems of engineering and mathematical physics. It is a modification of finite element
Infinite_element_method
Partial differential equation with nonlinear terms
The open problem of existence (and smoothness) of solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations is one of the seven Millennium Prize problems in mathematics
Nonlinear partial differential equation
Nonlinear_partial_differential_equation
Axiom of decision theory and social sciences
for reasons of computation or to make sure they are addressing a well-posed problem, experimental economists have shown that real human decisions often
Independence of irrelevant alternatives
Independence_of_irrelevant_alternatives
Excavation or structure to provide access to groundwater
dry out. Another environmental problem is the potential for methane to seep into the water. Very early Neolithic wells are known from the Eastern Mediterranean
Well
Procedure for solving differential equations
extends to linear partial differential equations as well, specifically to inhomogeneous problems for linear evolution equations like the heat equation
Variation_of_parameters
Seven mathematical problems with a US$1 million prize for each solution
eighth problem, and is still considered an important open problem a century later. The problem has been well-known ever since it was originally posed by Bernhard
Millennium_Prize_Problems
Method for solving differential equations
solutions which may be combined (by superposition) to solve boundary value problems as well. A further restriction is that the series coefficients will be specified
Power series solution of differential equations
Power_series_solution_of_differential_equations
equations Hamilton-Jacobi equation Lorenz equations in chaos theory n-body problem in celestial mechanics Wave action in continuum mechanics Bloch equations
List of named differential equations
List_of_named_differential_equations
Statement on solutions to ordinary differential equations
t 0 , y 0 ) {\displaystyle y(t)=y(t,t_{0},y_{0})} to the initial value problem y ′ ( t ) = f ( t , y ( t ) ) , y ( t 0 ) = y 0 . {\displaystyle y'(t)=f(t
Carathéodory's existence theorem
Carathéodory's_existence_theorem
variables) by a method of separation of variables. It generally relies upon the problem having some special form or symmetry. In this way, the partial differential
Separable partial differential equation
Separable_partial_differential_equation
Philosophical question
evolutionary ethics. However, the problem of evil is usually posed in a theological context. Responses to the problem of evil have traditionally been in
Problem_of_evil
Gauge symmetry cannot be spontaneously broken
lattice field theories, where the equations of motion need not define a well-posed problem as they do not need to be solved. Instead, Elitzur's theorem shows
Elitzur's_theorem
Truncation error — error committed by doing only a finite numbers of steps Well-posed problem Affine arithmetic Unrestricted algorithm Summation: Kahan summation
List of numerical analysis topics
List_of_numerical_analysis_topics
Sum of inverse squares of natural numbers
Basel problem is a problem in mathematical analysis with relevance to number theory, concerning an infinite sum of inverse squares. It was first posed by
Basel_problem
36 mathematical problems stated in 1955
Taniyama's problems are a set of 36 mathematical problems posed by Japanese mathematician Yutaka Taniyama in 1955. The problems primarily focused on algebraic
Taniyama's_problems
Problem discovery
for problem finding in literature including problem discovery, problem formulation, problem identification, problem construction, and problem posing. It
Problem_finding
Process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles
classification of problem-solving tasks is into well-defined problems with specific obstacles and goals, and ill-defined problems in which the current
Problem_solving
Methodology for assigning prior probabilities
technique for solving supposedly "ill-posed" problems like Bertrand's Paradox. This has been called "the well-posing strategy" by some. A strength of this
Principle of transformation groups
Principle_of_transformation_groups
Partial differential equation
varies rapidly in space and is non-analytic at the boundary itself. A well-posed problem prescribes boundary data on only half of the p domain: the positive
Klein–Kramers_equation
Problem caused by profanity filters on the Internet
The Scunthorpe problem is the unintentional blocking of online content by a spam filter, search engine or wordfilter because the text contains a string
Scunthorpe_problem
MR 4225268. Guy, Richard K. (1983). "An olla-podrida of open problems, often oddly posed". American Mathematical Monthly. 90 (3): 196–200. doi:10.2307/2975549
List of unsolved problems in mathematics
List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics
Optimization problem
diet is an optimization problem named for George Stigler, a 1982 Nobel laureate in economics, who posed the following problem: For a moderately active
Stigler_diet
Practise of standing in a powerful way
power poses to contractive poses like slouching but had failed to include a normal pose as a control group. The problem falls under a general problem called
Power_posing
African-American mathematician
professor at the University of Maryland. His research concerns non-well-posed problems and harmonic analysis. Johnson was born on 25 June 1943 in Alice
Raymond_L._Johnson
On transcendence of certain numbers
Hilbert's seventh problem is one of David Hilbert's list of open mathematical problems posed in 1900. It concerns the irrationality and transcendence of
Hilbert's_seventh_problem
Method for numerical differential equations
framework which contains classical and recent numerical schemes for diffusion problems of various kinds: linear or non-linear, steady-state or time-dependent
Gradient discretisation method
Gradient_discretisation_method
Interpretation of probability
statistical problems; cf. well-posed problems. Finding the right method for constructing such "objective" priors (for appropriate classes of regular problems) has
Bayesian_probability
Problem in computer science
Minsky. 1928 (1928): Hilbert recasts his 'Second Problem' at the Bologna International Congress. He posed three questions: i.e. #1: Was mathematics complete
Halting_problem
Probability puzzle
Make a Deal and named after its original host, Monty Hall. The problem was originally posed in a letter by Steve Selvin to the American Statistician in 1975
Monty_Hall_problem
Mathematical problem involving optimal stopping theory
known as the marriage problem, the sultan's dowry problem, the fussy suitor problem, the googol game, and the best choice problem. Its solution is also
Secretary_problem
Arrangement of points on a sphere
with a force given by Coulomb's law. The physicist J. J. Thomson posed the problem in 1904 after proposing an atomic model, later called the plum pudding
Thomson_problem
Yes-or-no question that cannot ever be solved by a computer
One of the first problems suspected to be undecidable, in the second sense of the term, was the word problem for groups, first posed by Max Dehn in 1911
Undecidable_problem
On solvability of Diophantine equations
Hilbert's tenth problem is the tenth on the list of mathematical problems that the German mathematician David Hilbert posed in 1900. It is the challenge
Hilbert's_tenth_problem
Unsolved problem in computer science
Unsolved problem in computer science If the solution to a problem can be checked in polynomial time, must the problem be solvable in polynomial time? More
P_versus_NP_problem
Yes/no problem in computer science
decision problem is a computational problem that can be posed as a yes–no question on a set of input values. An example of a decision problem is deciding
Decision_problem
Philosophical thought experiment
of our knowledge of ultimate reality. One reason that Molyneux's Problem could be posed in the first place is the extreme dearth of human subjects who gain
Molyneux's_problem
23 mathematical problems stated in 1900
Hilbert problem in scope, and Weil never intended them as a programme for all mathematics. Erdős posed hundreds, possibly thousands, of problems, often
Hilbert's_problems
many open problems. As in other areas of mathematics, such problems are often made public at professional conferences and meetings. Problems posed here appeared
Problems_in_Latin_squares
18 mathematical problems stated in 1998
1007/s10208-010-9078-9. Cucker, Felipe; Bürgisser, Peter (2011). "On a problem posed by Steve Smale". Annals of Mathematics. 174 (3): 1785–1836. arXiv:0909
Smale's_problems
Computational problems no algorithm can solve
recursively enumerable. Many, if not most, undecidable problems in mathematics can be posed as word problems: determining when two distinct strings of symbols
List_of_undecidable_problems
Proposal in harmonic analysis
study of well-posedness for dispersive partial differential equations. In the 1970s and 1980s Jiro Takeuchi was studying the initial value problem associated
Mizohata–Takeuchi_conjecture
Form of active learning
British English) is a form of active learning that starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios. It contrasts with traditional education, which generally
Inquiry-based_learning
Bird of the family Sturnidae
the ecosystems of Australia, where it was named "The Most Important Pest/Problem" in 2008. In 1760, the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included
Common_myna
On short connecting nets with added points
via other points and line segments. While the problem is named after Steiner, it has first been posed in 1811 by Joseph Diez Gergonne in the following
Steiner_tree_problem
Problem in geometric probability
closely connected to the crossing number of complete graphs. The problem was posed in 1864 by J. J. Sylvester, who asserted (with fallacious reasoning)
Sylvester's four point problem
Sylvester's_four_point_problem
Unsolved problem about oriented graphs
In mathematics, the second neighborhood problem is an unsolved problem about oriented graphs posed by Paul Seymour. Intuitively, it suggests that in a
Second_neighborhood_problem
Field of study in computer vision
to recognize and understand human body pose. This makes pose estimation a significant and challenging problem in computer vision, driving extensive research
Articulated body pose estimation
Articulated_body_pose_estimation
Computational problem of interest in computer science
problem was first posed by Mark Manasse, Lyle A. McGeoch and Daniel Sleator (1988). The most prominent open question concerning the k-server problem is
K-server_problem
Problem of solving a partial differential equation subject to prescribed boundary values
The Dirichlet problem can be solved for many PDEs, although originally it was posed for Laplace's equation. In that case the problem can be stated as
Dirichlet_problem
Can all boundary value problems be solved
useful in applications, a boundary value problem should be well posed. This means that given the input to the problem there exists a unique solution, which
Hilbert's_twentieth_problem
Question in geometric probability
In probability theory, Buffon's needle problem is a question first posed in the 18th century by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon: Suppose we have
Buffon's_needle_problem
Response bias exhibited by survey respondents
tendency poses a serious problem with conducting research with self-reports. This bias interferes with the interpretation of average tendencies as well as individual
Social-desirability_bias
On domino tiling after removing two corners
The mutilated chessboard problem is a tiling puzzle posed by Max Black in 1946 that asks: Suppose a standard 8×8 chessboard (or checkerboard) has two diagonally
Mutilated_chessboard_problem
Concept in religion, ethics, and philosophy
the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to
Good
Mathematical conjecture
In mathematics, the Pompeiu problem is a conjecture in integral geometry, named for Dimitrie Pompeiu, who posed the problem in 1929, as follows. Suppose
Pompeiu_problem
Construct all metric spaces where lines resemble those on a sphere
Euclidean plane, we come to the problem posed by Jean Gaston Darboux: "To determine all the calculus of variation problems in the plane whose solutions are
Hilbert's_fourth_problem
Paradox in probability theory
theory, which are also known as the two children problem, Mr. Smith's children and the Mrs. Smith problem. The initial formulation of the question dates
Boy_or_girl_paradox
Problem in computer science
its space complexity is O ( 1 ) {\displaystyle O(1)} . Similar problems may be posed for higher-dimensional arrays, but their solutions are more complicated;
Maximum_subarray_problem
Consistency of the axioms of arithmetic
In mathematics, Hilbert's second problem was posed by David Hilbert in 1900 as one of his 23 problems. It asks for a proof that arithmetic is consistent
Hilbert's_second_problem
Intelligence of machines
typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of research in
Artificial_intelligence
Disused oil or gas wells
orphaned, or abandoned wells are oil or gas wells that have been abandoned by fossil fuel extraction industries. These wells may have been deactivated
Orphan_wells
WELL POSED-PROBLEM
WELL POSED-PROBLEM
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English wold ‘forest’ or ‘cleared upland’ (see Wald, Wold).Thomas Weld (1596–1661), born in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, was an influential Puritan divine who emigrated from Terling, Essex, to Roxbury, MA, in 1632.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stone-built wall, e.g. one used to fortify a town or to keep back the encroachment of the sea (Old English w(e)all, from Latin vallum ‘rampart’, ‘palisade’).Northern English : topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, northern Middle English wall(e) (Old English (Mercian) wæll(a); compare Well).Irish : re-Anglicized form of de Bhál, a Gaelicized form of de Valle, the name of a Norman family established in Munster and Connacht.German : topographic name for someone who lived by a defensive wall, Middle High German wal.German : variant of Wahl 2.German : from a short form of the personal name Walther.Swedish : ornamental name from Swedish vall ‘grassy bank’, ‘pasture’, ‘grazing ground’, or in some cases a habitational name from a place named with this element.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Posy, POSEY means both "bouquet, flower" and "(God) shall add (another son)."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Snout, a tinker, acts as Wall in the play within the play.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a spring or stream, Middle English well(e) (Old English well(a)).German : from a short form of the personal names Wallo, Walilo.German : nickname from Middle High German wël ‘round’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places named with the plural of Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’, or a topopgraphical name from this word (in its plural form), for example Wells in Somerset or Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk.Translation of French Dupuis or any of its variants.One of numerous early immigrants from England bearing this name was Thomas Welles, governor of colonial CT, who was in Hartford, CT, by 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Ewell in Surrey or from Ewell Minnis or Temple Ewell in Kent, all named with Old English ǣwell ‘river source’.
Male
English
Short form of English unisex Kelly, KELL means "bright-headed."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly northern)
English (chiefly northern) : topographic name for someone who lived by an area of high ground or by a prominent crag, from northern Middle English fell ‘high ground’, ‘rock’, ‘crag’ (Old Norse fjall, fell).English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a furrier, from Middle English fell, Middle High German vel, or German Fell or Yiddish fel, all of which mean ‘skin’, ‘hide’, or ‘pelt’. Yiddish fel refers to untanned hide, in contrast to pelts ‘tanned hide’ (see Pilcher).
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Purposeful Peace; Will-helmet; Will; Desire; Bright; Famous
Female
English
Pet form of English Eleanor, NELL means "foreign; the other."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Belle, BELL means "beautiful."Â
Male
English
Short form of English William, WILL means "will-helmet."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name for someone from Posa or Poserna, south of Merseburg, or a variant of Pose (see Posey).English : variant of Peiser.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Pell, a pet form of Peter.English : metonymic occupational name for a dealer in furs, from Middle English, Old French pel ‘skin’.English : variant of Pill 1.German : variant of Pelle or, in some instances, a variant of Pfell, the South German form of this name, from Middle High German phelle(e) ‘purple silk cloth’.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Jamaican
Springs; From the Wells; From the Spring
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a small valley, from Middle English, Old English dell ‘dell’, ‘valley’, or a habitational name from any of several minor places named Dell, from this word, for example in Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Sussex.German : from Low German delle ‘dell’, ‘depression’ (Middle High German telle ‘gorge’).
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and northern English
Scottish and northern English : from the medieval personal name Will, a short form of William, or from some other medieval personal names with this first element, for example Wilbert or Willard.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, Middle English wille (from wiell(a), West Saxon form of Old English well(a) ‘spring’). The surname is found predominantly in the south and southwestern parts of the country.German : from a short form of any of the various Germanic personal names beginning with wil ‘will’, ‘desire’.
Boy/Male
German American Teutonic English
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hill, from southeastern Middle English hell ‘hill’, a dialect form characteristic of Kent and Sussex.English : from a personal name, Helle, which may have been a variant of Elie (a Middle English form of Elias), or perhaps a short form of a personal name formed with Hild- as the first element (see Hilliard for example), or perhaps from the female personal name Helen.German : nickname from Middle High German hell ‘bright’, ‘shining’.German : variant of Helle 3.
WELL POSED-PROBLEM
WELL POSED-PROBLEM
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Desire; Wish
Girl/Female
Latin American English
Lily (after the flower). Pure.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Morse?
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry V' and 'Henry VI, Part 1' and 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Duke of Exeter, uncle...
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the Hurdle Ford
Girl/Female
Latin French
Lily.
Girl/Female
French, German, Latin
Female Bear
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Name of a King
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Indian
Getter
WELL POSED-PROBLEM
WELL POSED-PROBLEM
WELL POSED-PROBLEM
WELL POSED-PROBLEM
WELL POSED-PROBLEM
a.
Having a nose, or such a nose; -- chieflay used in composition; as, pug-nosed.
v. t.
The attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist's model or of a statue.
v. t. & i.
See 2d Will.
v. t.
To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait.
n.
One who wishes well, or means kindly.
a.
Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub-nosed eel.
v. t.
To pour forth, as from a well.
a.
Having a broad, flat nose; as, the shovel-nosed duck, or shoveler.
imp. & p. p.
of Pose
a.
Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was discovered.
a.
Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words.
a. & adv.
Well.
a.
Safe; as, a chip warranted well at a certain day and place.
v. t.
To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.
a.
Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly well.
a.
Being well folded.
n.
Prosperity; happiness; well-being; weal.
v. t. & i.
See 2d Will.
a.
Well put together; having symmetry of parts.
a.
Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous.