solution

[ suh-loo-shuhn ]

/ səˈlu ʃən /

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noun

the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.

the state of being solved: a problem capable of solution.

a particular instance or method of solving; an explanation or answer: The solution is as good as any other.

Mathematics.

the process of determining the answer to a problem.
the answer itself.

Chemistry.

the process by which a gas, liquid, or solid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, liquid, or solid without chemical change.
such a substance, as dissolved sugar or salt in solution.
a homogeneous, molecular mixture of two or more substances.

Pharmacology.Also called liquor. a liquid, usually water, in which a medication is dissolved.

Medicine/Medical.

the termination of a disease.
a breach or break in anything, especially one in parts of the body normally continuous, as from fracture or laceration: solution of continuity.

Origin of solution

1325–75; Middle English <Latin solūtiōn- (stem of solūtiō), equivalent to solūt(us) (see solute) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby solution

soluble RNA, solum, solunar, solus, solute, solution, solution mining, solution set, solutizer, Solutrean, solvable

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How to use solution in a sentence

Today at Disrupt, the Edinburgh, Scotland-based company debuted its robotic solution.
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Without a solution like the one Breen has built, these systems would be vulnerable to attack.
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The core of the problem — and a seed of its eventual solution — can be seen in how physicists dealt with the charge of the electron.
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Until we know what is driving much of the behavior we see, we cannot generate effective solutions for changing that behavior.
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Building those relationships will help all of us provide customers with better solutions.
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The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dead.
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But his solution to this metastasizing threat is, in some ways, counterintuitive.
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But on Tuesday, we saw another nail hammered into the already pretty tightly nailed down coffin of the two-state solution.
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So here we are with Abbas being the only one of three parties to this conflict still fighting for a two-state solution.
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There are instances in which private rehoming works out fine and is the best solution for the struggling family and the children.
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The metal is then removed, and washed successively with very dilute sodium hydroxid solution, alcohol, and ether.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
This solution will show a characteristic blue fluorescence when quinin is present.
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They are recognized by their concentric striations and their blue color with iodin solution.
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There was no dog with her, and in the bustle that followed, I forgot to seek further for the solution of those two fiery lights.
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British Dictionary definitions for solution

solution

/ (səˈluːʃən) /

noun

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in which the molecules or atoms of the substances are completely dispersed. The constituents can be solids, liquids, or gases

the act or process of forming a solution

the state of being dissolved (esp in the phrase in solution)

a mixture of two or more substances in which one or more components are present as small particles with colloidal dimension; colloida colloidal solution

a specific answer to or way of answering a problem

the act or process of solving a problem

maths

the unique set of values that yield a true statement when substituted for the variables in an equation
a member of a set of assignments of values to variables under which a given statement is satisfied; a member of a solution set

the stage of a disease, following a crisis, resulting in its termination

law the payment, discharge, or satisfaction of a claim, debt, etc

Word Origin for solution

C14: from Latin solūtiō an unloosing, from solūtus; see solute

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Scientific definitions for solution

solution

[ sə-lōō′shən ]

Chemistry A mixture in which particles of one or more substances (the solute) are distributed uniformly throughout another substance (the solvent), so that the mixture is homogeneous at the molecular or ionic level. The particles in a solution are smaller than those in either a colloid or a suspension. Compare colloid suspension.

Mathematics A value or values which, when substituted for a variable in an equation, make the equation true. For example, the solutions to the equation x2 = 4 are 2 and -2.

Cultural definitions for solution

solution

In chemistry, a uniform mixture of one solid, liquid, or gas with another solid, liquid, or gas.

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