Thesaurus: solution

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1. n. The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.
2. n. The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process.
3. n. The state of being dissolved or disintegrated; resolution; disintegration.
4. n. The act or process by which a body (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and, remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the solvent; also, the product reulting from such absorption.
5. n. release; deliverance; discharge.
6. n. The termination of a disease; resolution.
7. n. A crisis.
8. n. A liquid medicine or preparation (usually aqueous) in which the solid ingredients are wholly soluble.
9. n. a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
10. n. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
11. n. a method for solving a problem
12. n. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation