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Meanings of problem in mathematics in English

Russian
математическая теорема или задача
Portuguese
problema matemático
Catalan
problema matemàtic
Spanish
problema matemático

Problem that is amenable to being represented, analyzed, and possibly solved, with the methods of mathematics.

математическая теорема или задача
Usage of problem in mathematics in English
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It is as good for that purpose, as a problem in mathematics.
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded
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He now turned his student training on the case as if it were a problem in mathematics.
Revenge!
3
One paper asks that he explain a problem in mathematics which you young folks should find interesting.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 54...
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And yet they had reached a fatal crisis, which may be stated as clearly as any problem in mathematics.
The Deserted Woman
5
Poetry is not like a problem in mathematics, which can be marked right or wrong according to its solution.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne
6
His sister is a mathematician; she solves a problem in mathematics as easily as her brother plays a piece of music.
Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into...
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With his elbows propped, his head between his hands, he seemed to lose himself in the study of an abstruse problem in mathematics.
The End of the Tether
8
To it, the world is a problem in mathematics or the science of quantity, and it leaves out praise and blame and all weak emotions.
Essays — Second Series
9
What he had been doing was to set himself an abstruse and difficult problem in mathematics, in order to see if his brain would respond.
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
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Author of The Music of the Primes: Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters.
Radio NZ
11
It has a strong narrative line, telling the story of five of the greatest unsolved problems in mathematics.
The Guardian
12
Europe is for the South, but the reason for it is one of the simplest problems in mathematics.
The Guns of Shiloh: A Story of the Great Western Campaign
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When you're solving one of those delightful problems in mathematics you can't digress and drag in irrelevant things.
The Tree of Appomattox
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Though attempts were made to disguise tactical exercises as problems in mathematics, he could spot the subterfuge right away.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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A Problem in Mathematics (7th grade)
Perfect Behavior: A Guide for Ladies and Gentlemen in All Social...
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Wiles's proof made international headlines in 1994 when he cracked one of the most famous and long-standing unsolved problems in mathematics.
The Irish Times