solution
part of speech
noun (a solution, solutions)
meaning for a pupil
1) A solution is a way to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation. tree →
2) The answer to a maths problem or puzzle. tree →
3) In science, a liquid in which something has been dissolved, like salt water. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in maths: "Show the steps of your solution." In science: when sugar dissolves in water it makes a solution; the solid is the solute and the liquid is the solvent. In everyday life and feelings: find a solution to an argument. Phrases: "find a solution", "the solution to".
examples
- A solution to this question will be found in the Pythagorean dualism. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Distribution was delayed unril this year (1922) by a supplement aiming at a solution of the Pythagorean philosophy. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Although the Sefer Tetzirah is exceedingly hard to understand, the solution of its many diflicalties is not impossible. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- We found a solution to the problem. tree →
- Check your solution to the puzzle. tree →
- Salt water is a solution. tree →
- When sugar dissolves in tea it makes a solution. tree →
- Talking it over was the best solution. tree →
- The solutions are at the back of the book. tree →
- Recycling is part of the solution to pollution. tree →
- But during these warlike preparations an attempt at a peaceful solution of the difficulty was not neglected. tree →
note
Countable. Followed by "to": the solution to a problem. Verb: solve; in science, related verb: dissolve. A solution in science looks clear because the solid has dissolved, not disappeared.
In the corpora
- The sugar plus the water make a solution; let the water evaporate and the sugar comes back.
- Squash is a solution: more water makes it more dilute, and a sieve or filter cannot take the cordial back out.
- Crystals grow when a liquid cools or a solution evaporates, adding atoms layer by layer.
- A dissolved solid is still there: a solution weighs as much as the water and the solid together.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «solution» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.