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problem space

problem space noun: a mental representation of a particular problem, including initial, final, and possible intermediate states, and often when visualized as if it were a physical space.

Noun

problem space (plural problem spaces)

  1. A mental representation of a particular problem, including initial, final, and possible intermediate states, and often when visualized as if it were a physical space.
    • Entrepreneurs, scientists, and inventors all make calculated bets on what levels of technological advances they predict in the near future, even if they cannot know exactly how far they will need to venture into uncharted regions of the problem space. The best way to discover promising problems is...2024, Scott H. Young, Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery, HarperCollins, →ISBN, pages 33-34

Forms of problem space

pluralproblem spaces

Questions about problem space

What does problem space mean?
Problem space means a mental representation of a particular problem, including initial, final, and possible intermediate states, and often when visualized as if it were a physical space.
What part of speech is problem space?
Problem space is a noun.
What is the plural of problem space?
The plural of problem space is problem spaces.

Words near problem space in the dictionary

  1. problem solve
  2. problem solved
  3. problem solves
  4. problem solving
  5. problem solvings
  6. problem space
  7. problem spaces
  8. problem statement
  9. problem statements
  10. problem-reaction-solution
  11. problem-solve

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