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solution

[suh-loo-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act of solving a problem, question, etc..

    The situation is approaching solution.

  2. the state of being solved.

    a problem capable of solution.

  3. a particular instance or method of solving; an explanation or answer.

    The solution is as good as any other.

    Synonyms: ,
  4. Mathematics.

    1. the process of determining the answer to a problem.

    2. the answer itself.

  5. Chemistry.

    1. the process by which a gas, liquid, or solid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, liquid, or solid without chemical change.

    2. such a substance, as dissolved sugar or salt in solution.

    3. a homogeneous, molecular mixture of two or more substances.

  6. Also called liquor.Pharmacology.a liquid, usually water, in which a medication is dissolved.

  7. Medicine/Medical.

    1. the termination of a disease.

    2. a breach or break in anything, especially one in parts of the body normally continuous, as from fracture or laceration.

      solution of continuity.



solution

/ əˈːʃə /

noun

  1. a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in which the molecules or atoms of the substances are completely dispersed. The constituents can be solids, liquids, or gases

  2. the act or process of forming a solution

  3. the state of being dissolved (esp in the phrase in solution )

  4. a mixture of two or more substances in which one or more components are present as small particles with colloidal dimension; colloid

    a colloidal solution

  5. a specific answer to or way of answering a problem

  6. the act or process of solving a problem

  7. maths

    1. the unique set of values that yield a true statement when substituted for the variables in an equation

    2. a member of a set of assignments of values to variables under which a given statement is satisfied; a member of a solution set

  8. the stage of a disease, following a crisis, resulting in its termination

  9. law the payment, discharge, or satisfaction of a claim, debt, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

solution

  1. ChemistryA mixture in which particles of one or more substances (the solute) are distributed uniformly throughout another substance (the solvent), so that the mixture is homogeneous at the molecular or ionic level. The particles in a solution are smaller than those in either a colloid or a suspension.

  2. ChemistryCompare colloid suspension

  3. MathematicsA value or values which, when substituted for a variable in an equation, make the equation true. For example, the solutions to the equation x 2 = 4 are 2 and −2.

solution

  1. In chemistry, a uniform mixture of one solid, liquid, or gas with another solid, liquid, or gas.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • solutional adjective
  • nonsolution noun
  • presolution noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of solution1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin DZūپō-, stem of DZūپō, equivalent to DZū(ܲ) ( solute ) + -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of solution1

C14: from Latin DZūپō an unloosing, from DZūٳܲ; see solute
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The Welsh government said it was working with trade bodies and trade unions to find solutions, while Newport council said footfall in the city was rising.

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Misinformation research would benefit from identifying solutions that conservatives and liberals agree on.

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Negrete added that the budget measure has yet to be finalized, and officials are still mulling over alternative solutions.

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As I explained earlier, testing every new formulation against saline solutions, which Kennedy advocates, would be unethical because it would require depriving trial subjects of known treatments for a disease.

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Diplomats acknowledge that Sudan's war is an African problem that needs an Arab solution.

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