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problem-solving

American  
[prahb-luhm sahl-ving] / ˈprɑb ləm ˈsɑl vɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process of assessing problems and developing strategies to achieve solutions.


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Problem solving and curiosity guide whatever culinary strategy the 36-year-old product designer has, and thanks to the farm subscription she joined to cut back on shopping, she has plenty of motivation.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2020

Problem solving, generally, around issues at school has to do with compromise more than anything else.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2018

Problem solving was crucial to Goldman’s ethos as a storyteller.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2018

Problem solving was the means through which these characters expressed themselves and admired one another’s minds.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2017

Problem solving: discussion, 29-34. use of illustrative material, 78.

From The Teaching of Art Related to the Home Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economics by Education, Federal Board for Vocational