Subsubproblem

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A subproblem of a subproblem.

    "If the subproblems are still too complex to grasp easily, these in turn can be decomposed into subsubproblems. This process of successive problem analysis and decomposition can be illustrated by using a "problem tree" structure."

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"If the subproblems are still too complex to grasp easily, these in turn can be decomposed into subsubproblems. This process of successive problem analysis and decomposition can be illustrated by using a "problem tree" structure."

Etymology

From sub- + subproblem.

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