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counterproblem

counterproblem noun: a problem formulated in opposition to another problem.

Noun

counterproblem (plural counterproblems)

  1. A problem formulated in opposition to another problem.
    • He raises the "Why not sooner?" question as an extrapolation from one of Proclus' arguments. He answers it by posing a counterproblem: the problem of how there could have been an infinity of days.2006, William E. Mann, Augustine's Confessions, page 229

Forms of counterproblem

pluralcounterproblems

Origin of counterproblem

From counter- + problem.

Questions about counterproblem

What does counterproblem mean?
Counterproblem means a problem formulated in opposition to another problem.
What part of speech is counterproblem?
Counterproblem is a noun.
What is the plural of counterproblem?
The plural of counterproblem is counterproblems.

Words near counterproblem in the dictionary

  1. counterpressured
  2. counterpressures
  3. counterpressuring
  4. counterprinciple
  5. counterprinciples
  6. counterproblem
  7. counterproblems
  8. counterprocess
  9. counterprocesses
  10. counterproductive
  11. counterproductively

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