mechanical problem

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meaningsofmechanicalandproblem

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mechanical
adjective
uk
/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/
us
/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/
operated by a machine, or connected with machines or ...
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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 ofmechanicalandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thankfully, in mechanics, there are affine connections that come from themechanicalproblemdata.
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For example, in the quantummechanicalproblemof a particle moving in a potential well, there is both an essential and a discrete spectrum.
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At first, it appeared that the unravelling of the intertwined strands should not pose an insurmountablemechanicalproblem.
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Themechanicalproblemthen reduces to a set of coupled integro-differential equations for deterministic kernels.
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Themechanicalproblemis discretized by nodal elements with three degrees of freedom at each node.
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The centralmechanicalproblemis said to be the lever, the instrument for lifting heavy weights with small forces.
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However, the reduction of the static problem to a well-known quantummechanicalproblemsuggests the use of a method that is commonly used in this field.
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Stéphane, by contrast, is the aloof and emotionally disengaged technical wizard, the master craftsman able immediately to pinpoint anymechanicalproblemand solve it.
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One of these crashed shortly after take-off due to amechanicalproblem.
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Clearly there is amechanicalproblem, which may not be insuperable, as to how such a suggestion might be embodied in a statute.
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This is amechanicalproblem, but we are not dealing with mechanical people.
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Themechanicalproblemhere is that the extractor would probably be able to find a way around things.
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As he rightly says, this is amechanicalproblem.
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It is really a practical andmechanicalproblem.
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There is nomechanicalproblem; it is simply a legal one.
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However, once it is opened up, rust or some majormechanicalproblemmay be discovered that could not have been anticipated.
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It is amechanicalproblem; it is a problem of production.
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We were all disappointed with the turnout, but that is a political rather than amechanicalproblem.
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It is amechanicalproblemand is not fundamental to the principle of what we are debating.
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