a-problem

Definition von a-problem im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
Alhazen's problem: A mathematical problem in which lines drawn from two points in the plane of a circle must meet at a point on the circumference, making equal angles with the normal at that point
Basel problem: The question as to the value of \sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac1{n^2}, the sum of the reciprocals of the squares of the positive integers
And so ends one of Euler's most famous papers. We see that Euler actually solves the Basel problem three times and that he does much more.
Houston, we have a problem: A phrase used to indicate a major problem; often humorously used for reporting any kind of problem
We're running out of oil! The petroleum that fuels our daily lives is getting harder to find.
fencepost problem: In computer programming, a problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problem
file-drawer problem: The bias to meta-analysis resulting from statistical studies with low statistical power tending to remain unpublished and inaccessible to the analyst
halting problem: The problem of deciding in finite time whether any program will finish running in finite time, when given a certain finite input
is-ought problem: The problem of whether prescriptive statements—stating what the case ought to be—can be derived from descriptive statements—stating what the case is
it's not my problem: It will not have an effect on me, so it should be dealt with by someone else
no problem: certainly (said when granting a request)
Porter, can you help me with my bags? — No problem, sir.
no problem: easy; not difficult, not posing problems
Finding this house should be no problem if we use a good map.
no problem: no thanks (or apology) is necessary (said in response to an expression of gratitude or regret)
I'm sorry. — No problem.
one-banana problem: A problem with a low level of difficulty
It's only a one-banana problem at the most; what's taking them so long?.
open problem: A problem that has been posed in a field of study such as mathematics or theoretical computer science, but whose answer is not yet known
optimization problem: The problem of finding the best solution from all feasible solutions, given constraints defining which of the solutions are feasible, and goal function defining which of the feasible solutions is the best one
problem: A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with
problem: A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise
problem: A puzzling circumstance
problem child: Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance
Locally and across the nation, middle schools have generally been regarded as the problem child for school systems.
problem child: A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior
Hill was a problem child who was sent to Woodlands because his parents couldn't handle him at home.
problem children: plural form of problem child
problem space: A mental representation of a particular problem, including initial, final and possible intermediate states
problem-solve: To solve difficult or complex problems
scientific problem: An observation that contradicts an accepted law or theory
travelling salesman problem: The problem in combinatorial optimization in which, given a number of cities and the costs of travelling from one to the other, it is required to determine the cheapest route that visits each city once and then returns to the initial city
two-body problem: The difficulty in obtaining employment for two people who wish to reside near one another
two-body problem: Finding the motion, relative to one another, of two objects, where the position of each affects the motion of the other
word problem: A question of whether an element of a certain group (or monoid or the like) is the identity, given an obscure representation of that element
word problem: A mathematics question that states verbally what is usually written using symbols (or, for geometry, in a picture)
year 2000 problem: the millennium bug
compound the problem: 1. Make the problem worse2. Intensify the negative aspects of something
problem: {n} a question proposed for solution
A problem shared is a problem halved: Used to say that if you tell someone about a problem, it is easier to deal with
Is–ought problem: The is–ought problem (Hume's Law or Hume's Guillotine) in meta-ethics as articulated by Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume (1711–76) is that many writers make claims about what ought to be on the basis of statements about what is. However, Hume found that there seems to be a significant difference between descriptive statements (about what is) and prescriptive or normative statements (about what ought to be), and it is not obvious how we can get from making descriptive statements to prescriptive
agency problem: (Finans) Also sometimes referred to as the principal-agent problem. The difficult but extremely important and recurrent organizational design problem of how organizations can structure incentives so that people ("agents") who are placed in control over resources that are not their own with a contractual obligation to use these resources in the interests of some other person or group of people actually will perform this obligation as promised -- instead of using their delegated authority over other people's resources to feather their own nests at the expense of those whose interests they are supposed to be serving (their "principals"). Enforcing such contracts will involve transaction costs (often referred to as agency costs), and these costs may sometimes be very high indeed