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general solution

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noun

Mathematics.
  1. a solution to a differential equation that contains arbitrary, unevaluated constants.


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Competitive excel has been around for about 20 years and is essentially a puzzle solving competition, thinking logically about how you can create a general solution to a question which is scalable and fast.

From BBC Dec. 1, 2025

I’m beginning to think that the fire issue is so pervasive in so many of its manifestations that we can’t have a general solution, but neither do we need a universal response.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2025

In our recent study, my colleagues and I found a simpler and more general solution to the water paradox.

From Salon Nov. 15, 2022

As noted in part b. each value of αn represents a valid solution, and the general solution is a sum of all these solutions.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

I think it will be well to give here a formula for the general solution of each of the four most common forms of the diamond-letter puzzle.

From The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems by Dudeney, Henry Ernest

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