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jealous husbands problem

jealous husbands problem noun: a logic puzzle, a variant of the missionaries and cannibals problem, involving married couples, where no woman can be left in the presence of another man without her husband also present.

Noun

jealous husbands problem (plural jealous husbands problems)

  1. A logic puzzle, a variant of the missionaries and cannibals problem, involving married couples, where no woman can be left in the presence of another man without her husband also present.

Forms of jealous husbands problem

pluraljealous husbands problems

Questions about jealous husbands problem

What does jealous husbands problem mean?
Jealous husbands problem means a logic puzzle, a variant of the missionaries and cannibals problem, involving married couples, where no woman can be left in the presence of another man without her husband also present.
What part of speech is jealous husbands problem?
Jealous husbands problem is a noun.
What is the plural of jealous husbands problem?
The plural of jealous husbands problem is jealous husbands problems.

Words near jealous husbands problem in the dictionary

  1. Jeaffreson
  2. jeah
  3. jeal
  4. jealous
  5. jealous as a Barbary pigeon
  6. jealous husbands problem
  7. jealous husbands problems
  8. jealous-like
  9. jealouse
  10. jealoused
  11. jealouser

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