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well-posed

well-posed adjective: having a unique solution whose value changes only slightly if initial conditions change slightly.

Adjective

well-posed (not comparable)

  1. Having a unique solution whose value changes only slightly if initial conditions change slightly.

Words formed from well-posed

Questions about well-posed

What does well-posed mean?
Well-posed means having a unique solution whose value changes only slightly if initial conditions change slightly.
What part of speech is well-posed?
Well-posed is an adjective.

Words near well-posed in the dictionary

  1. well-paid
  2. well-placed
  3. well-planned
  4. well-pleased
  5. well-pointed
  6. well-posed
  7. well-posedness
  8. well-positioned
  9. well-practised
  10. well-prepared
  11. well-preserved

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