particular solution
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of particular solution
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The first explanation is that this particular solution happens to be highly counterintuitive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
And what induced them to come up with this particular solution to the problem of death—the concern of all religions?
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023
Sadhguru has intentionally avoided endorsing any particular solution for restoring soil health, saying it should be left up to farmers to decide.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2022
James McBride’s book arrived at a very particular solution for how to tell a story about slavery.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2020
They could, in fact, be described by a particular solution of Einstein’s equations that had been known since 1917, found by Karl Schwarzschild shortly after the discovery of general relativity.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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