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Bongard problem

Bongard problem noun: a kind of puzzle in which there is one common factor in a first set of diagrams that is missing from a second set. The solver (possibly a computer program) must identify this factor.

Noun

Bongard problem (plural Bongard problems)

  1. A kind of puzzle in which there is one common factor in a first set of diagrams that is missing from a second set. The solver (possibly a computer program) must identify this factor.

Forms of Bongard problem

pluralBongard problems

Origin of Bongard problem

After their inventor, the Russian computer scientist Mikhail Moiseevich Bongard (Михаил Моисеевич Бонгард, 1924—1971).

Questions about Bongard problem

What does Bongard problem mean?
Bongard problem means a kind of puzzle in which there is one common factor in a first set of diagrams that is missing from a second set. The solver (possibly a computer program) must identify this factor.
What part of speech is Bongard problem?
Bongard problem is a noun.
What is the plural of Bongard problem?
The plural of Bongard problem is Bongard problems.

Words near Bongard problem in the dictionary

  1. Bongabong
  2. Bongaigaon
  3. Bongalo
  4. Bongao
  5. Bongard
  6. Bongard problem
  7. Bongard problems
  8. Bongards
  9. Bongbong
  10. bongcloud
  11. bongclouded

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