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word problems

word problems is the plural of word problem.

Meaning of word problem

Noun

word problem (plural word problems)

  1. A mathematics question that states verbally what is usually expressed with symbols or diagrams.
    • Holonyms: exam, examination, test, testbank
  2. A question of whether an element of a certain group (or monoid or the like) is the identity, given an obscure representation of that element.

Questions about word problems

What is word problems the plural of?
Word problems is the plural of word problem.

Words near word problems in the dictionary

  1. word painting
  2. word paintings
  3. word play
  4. word plays
  5. word problem
  6. word problems
  7. word process
  8. word processed
  9. word processes
  10. word processing
  11. word processor

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