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English Dictionary: problem	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
problem n a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog" Synonym(s): problem, job a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" Synonym(s): trouble, problem
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Problem \Prob"lem\, n. [F. probl[8a]me, L. problema, fr. Gr. [?] anything thrown forward, a question proposed for solution, fr. [?] to throw or lay before; [?] before, forward + [?] to throw. Cf. {Parable}. ] 1. A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt. --Bacon. 2. (Math.) Anything which is required to be done; as, in geometry, to bisect a line, to draw a perpendicular; or, in algebra, to find an unknown quantity. Note: Problem differs from theorem in this, that a problem is something to be done, as to bisect a triangle, to describe a circle, etc.; a theorem is something to be proved, as that all the angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles. {Plane problem} (Geom.), a problem that can be solved by the use of the rule and compass. {Solid problem} (Geom.), a problem requiring in its geometric solution the use of a conic section or higher curve.