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Definition of Solving

1. Noun. Finding a solution to a problem.

Definition of Solving

1. Verb. (present participle of solve) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Solving

1. solve [v] - See also: solve

Lexicographical Neighbors of Solving

Literary usage of Solving

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The State Of Mathematics Achievement: Naep's 1990 Assessment Of The Nation by Ina V. S. Mullis (2004)
"Level 250 -- Simple Multiplicative Reasoning and Two-Step Problem solving Students at this level have extended their understanding of quantitative reasoning ..."

2. Methods of Teaching in High Schools by Samuel Chester Parker (1915)
"In the form of problem-solving, reflective thinking plays a large part ... The social sciences furnish some of the best opportunities for problem-solving. ..."

3. Methods of Teaching in High Schools by Samuel Chester Parker (1915)
"In the form of problem-solving, reflective thinking plays a large part ... The social sciences furnish some of the best opportunities for problem-solving. ..."

4. Training for Effective Study: A Practical Discussion of Effective Methods by Frank Waters Thomas (1922)
"solving problems Peculiar nature of the task. In a broad sense, the greater part of school-work should be connected with the solving of problems. ..."

5. The Psychology of Arithmetic by Edward Lee Thorndike (1922)
"PROBLEM-solving The third respect in which the function, ' ability in arithmetic,' needs clearer definition, is this 'problem-solving. ..."

6. An Elementary Treatise on Differential Equations by Abraham Cohen (1906)
"CHAPTER IX MISCELLANEOUS METHODS FOR solving EQUATIONS OF HIGHER ORDER THAN THE FIRST 56. General Plan of .Solution. —There is no general direct method for ..."

7. Methods of Teaching in High Schools by Samuel Chester Parker (1915)
"It is not necessary to quote examples from other subjects to show that problem-solving not only plays a large part in mathematics and science but may do so ..."

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