solve
Pronunciation: /sɒlv/
The English word “solve” has 7 meanings listed here.
verb
- To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
- to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime)
- To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
- To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.
- To loosen or separate the parts of.
- To dissolve
noun
- A solution; an explanation.
Etymology
From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō.
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