technical problem

collocation in English

meaningsoftechnicalandproblem

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technical
adjective
uk
/ˈtek.nɪ.kəl/us
/ˈtek.nɪ.kəl/
relating to the knowledge, machines, or methods used in science ...
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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 oftechnicalandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The greattechnicalproblemof such a system is the critical mass of a fission chain reaction, making it difficult to miniaturize a fission explosion.
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In algorithmic composition it becomes more evident because it is dealt with as atechnicalproblem.
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The transformation is organized as a sequence of stages; each stage encapsulates a specifictechnicalproblem, which is addressed by an appropriate transformation theorem.
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Avoiding this condition is only atechnicalproblem.
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This is a purelytechnicalproblemwhich is easily remedied.
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Now thetechnicalproblemhas been overcome, and most of the time users do not need to type in the names of programs.
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However, cost control is much more than a technical initiative, especially given the generaltechnicalproblemof central cost allocation.
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But then there is atechnicalproblemwith morphisms: is not a pitchfork!
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Atechnicalproblemis that starting points are not completely independent, so our analysis does not strictly apply.
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Atechnicalproblemcaused the recordings of four speakers and part of the recordings of a fifth speaker to be lost.
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The secondtechnicalproblemis to find a way of returning results that are presented according to how well they satisfy user queries.
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Viewed as primarily atechnicalproblem, we identify and implement the technologies needed.
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The sametechnicalproblemdescribed in the previous case was also found in this patient.
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It is only atechnicalproblemto generalize the proof for the non-ergodic case and does not involve new ideas.
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On the whole such problems were longterm issues and were usually addressed in the diaries when the individual felt that analytical study might be able to solve thetechnicalproblem.
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This, however, introduces atechnicalproblem.
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Griffith's majortechnicalproblemwas the lack of a suitable base map and it was not until the mid 1830s that he managed to obtain one.
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One is thetechnicalproblemof the supply of electricity and the other the problem of financial terms.
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