Phrase Hound found 163 phrases and 23 compound words that contain problem. The most common are listed below. Open problem in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 163
- problem-solvingpresent participle and gerund of problem-solve
- Health problem
- problem of evilThe argument that an omnipotent and truly benevolent deity would not permit evil; the challenge that the existence (or apparent existence) of evil poses for theology.
- word problemA mathematics question that states verbally what is usually expressed with symbols or diagrams.
- problem gamblingAn urge to gamble continuously despite negative consequences or a desire to quit.
- move the problemTo solve a problem in a way that creates another problem, often of equal nature and severity.
- problem childA child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
- problem-solverSomeone who or something that solves a problem or problems.
- first world problemA complaint or frustration regarded as trivial that is experienced only by inhabitants in wealthy or developed nations.
- Common Problem
- optimization problemThe problem of finding the "best" solution from all feasible solutions, given constraints defining which of the solutions are feasible, and a goal function defining which of the feasible solutions is the best one.
- problem-solvedsimple past and past participle of problem-solve
- problem statementA concise description of a problem
- open problemA problem that has been posed in a field of study such as mathematics or theoretical computer science, but whose answer is not yet known.
- problem pageThe page of a newspaper or other periodical including its advice or agony column(s).
- problem playA form of drama that emerged in the 19th century as part of realism, dealing with contentious social issues through debates between the characters on stage, who typically represent conflicting points of view within a realistic social …
- decision problemA question in some formal system with a yes-or-no answer, depending on the values of input parameters.
- alignment problemThe problem of how to create a superintelligent artificial intelligence whose values would align with the interests of humankind.
- moving the problempresent participle and gerund of move the problem
- initial value problemThe problem of solving an ordinary differential equation together with an initial condition (a set of specified values for the unknown function or its derivatives at some point).
- art gallery problemA visibility problem in computational geometry, dealing with whether a number of points in a polygon can collectively "see" (by line segments akin to a person's line of sight) the whole interior of the polygon.
- agency problemSynonym of principal-agent problem: The problem that a person or entity serving as an agent for another, and able to make decisions on the other's behalf, may be motivated instead to make decisions that benefit themselves.
- three body problemThe problem of calculating the motion of three celestial bodies that interact with each other gravitationally
- frame problemThe problem of finding an adequate collection of axioms making up a viable description of the world for a robot or artificial intelligence.
- horizon problemThe cosmological fine-tuning problem of explaining the observed homogeneity of causally disconnected regions of space in the absence of a mechanism that sets the same initial conditions everywhere.
Compound words 23
- problemshedA region particularly relevant to certain ecological and socio-economic problems, especially when viewed as a unit of management and policymaking.
- problemiseTo make a problem of; to treat as problematic.
- problemsomeCharacterised or marked by problems
- multiproblemInvolving more than one problem.
- problemdomThe realm or sphere of chess problems.
- problemetteA minor problem.
- counterproblemA problem formulated in opposition to another problem.
- problemistOne who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.
- macroproblemA large-scale problem.
- metaproblemA problem regarding other problems.