The term word problem has several meanings:
- word problem (mathematics education) is a type of textbook problem designed to help students apply abstract mathematical concepts to "real-world" situations
- word problem (mathematics) is a decision problem for algebraic identities in mathematics and computer science
- word problem for groups is the problem of recognizing the identity element in a finitely presented group
- word problem (computability) is a decision problem concerning formal languages
Famous quotes containing the words word and/or problem:
“She speaks poniards, and every word stabs.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The family environment in which your children are growing up is different from that in which you grew up. The decisions our parents made and the strategies they used were developed in a different context from what we face today, even if the “content” of the problem is the same. It is a mistake to think that our own experience as children and adolescents will give us all we need to help our children. The rules of the game have changed.”
—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)