word problem

English

Noun

word problem (plural word problems)

1. A mathematics question that states verbally what is usually expressed with symbols or diagrams.

   Holonyms: exam, examination, test, testbank

2. (mathematics) A question of whether an element of a certain group (or monoid or the like) is the identity, given an obscure representation of that element.

Translations

mathematics question that states verbally what is usually written using symbols

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 文字題／文字题 (man⁴ zi⁶ tai⁴)

  Mandarin: 文字題／文字题 (wénzìtí)

• Czech: slovní úloha f
• Dutch: verhaalsom, verhaaltjessom
• Hungarian: szöveges feladat, szöveges példa
• Icelandic: orðaverkefni n, orðadæmi n
• Macedonian: текстуална задача f (tekstualna zadača)
• Portuguese: problema de matemática m, situação-problema f
• Swedish: lästal

question of whether an element of a certain group is the identity