mathematical problem

collocation in English

meaningsofmathematicalandproblem

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mathematical
adjective
uk
/ˌmæθ.əmˈæt.ɪ.kəl/
us
/ˌmæθˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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problem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒb.ləm/
us
/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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(Definition ofmathematicalandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The ill-posedness in this case simply means that there may exist other missing physical effects that have to be included in formulating amathematicalproblem.
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This naturally leads to a focus on more complex behaviors such asmathematicalproblemsolving or driving.
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The extension of the notion of entropy onto quantum systems was treated as a difficultmathematicalproblem.
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So the hardmathematicalproblemwas to find sufficient conditions for stability, especially global stability.
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Therefore, there exists at least one non-trivial physical situation corresponding to themathematicalproblemconsidered in this paper.
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He is never daunted by the apparent complexity of amathematicalproblemand cheerfully sets about bringing it into a more tractable form.
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When this assumption cannot be made, the motion of the overlying fluid must be taken into consideration, leading to a rather complexmathematicalproblem.
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Now, we have a precisemathematicalproblemof studying the efficiency of our specific method of approximation.
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Themathematicalproblemcan be formulated very simply.
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The steady-state theory is incomplete in such cases since themathematicalproblemis indeterminate.
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We formulate the relevantmathematicalproblem(a free boundary problem), studying its well-posedness and showing some qualitative results.
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Some faculty members argue that a course on introductory programming is a good place for teaching studentsmathematicalproblemsolving.
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These included anagram solving,mathematicalproblemsolving and auditory discrimination tasks.
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The generalmathematicalproblemis a difficult one and no attempt is made here to discuss it; only one particular aspect will be considered.
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So, yes, the two of them were companion pieces that were on the agenda right from the start, but it's a much more difficultmathematicalproblem.
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Several facets of themathematicalproblemare rather fascinating but the results do suggest that scattering is not the most important part of the tsunami propagation.
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The point estimation of a parameter is always a much easiermathematicalproblemto solve than assessing the estimator's sampling distribution and using it to make inferences.
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