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secretary problems

secretary problems is the plural of secretary problem.

Meaning of secretary problem

Noun

secretary problem (plural secretary problems)

  1. The problem of selecting the best out of n applicants for a position, under the condition that all applicants are interviewed in random order, the quality of the applicants is not known before interviewing, and once rejected an applicant cannot be recalled.

Questions about secretary problems

What is secretary problems the plural of?
Secretary problems is the plural of secretary problem.

Words near secretary problems in the dictionary

  1. secretary general
  2. secretary hand
  3. secretary hands
  4. secretary of state
  5. secretary problem
  6. secretary problems
  7. secretary spread
  8. secretary-general
  9. secretarybird
  10. secretarybirds
  11. secretaryess

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