Problem
//ˈpɹɒbləm//
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ABA problem Alhazen's problem Apollonian problem Archimedes' problem Basel problem Behrens-Fisher problem Bongard problem Brocard's problem Buffon's needle problem C10K problem C10M problem Cadillac problem Canadian traveller problem Cauchy problem Chinese postman problem Dirichlet problem Duhem-Quine problem Fermi problem Galton's problem Gettier problem Gordan's problem Heesch's problem Houston, we have a problem Josephus problem Kelvin problem Kirkman's schoolgirl problem Molyneux's problem Monty Hall problem Moser's worm problem Newcomb's problem Parsons problem Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem Rabi problem Scunthorpe problem Sleeping Beauty problem Thomson problem Turán's brick factory problem Uber problem Waring's problem XY problem Zarankiewicz problem a problem shared is a problem halved agency problem alcohol problem algorithmic problem alignment problem art gallery problem behavior problem binding problem birthday problem candy store problem cannonball problem champagne problem chicken-and-egg problem circle-ellipse problem combination problem constant problem core problem counterproblem crossed ladders problem decision problem dial-a-ride problem diamond problem distant starlight problem double empathy problem drink problem drinking problem drug problem eigenproblem extended problem-solving fairy problem fencepost problem file-drawer problem final parsec problem first world problem first-world problem fiscal problem four color problem frame problem free-rider problem goat grazing problem goat problem grounding problem halting problem horizon problem illumination problem initial value problem initial-value problem is there a problem is-ought problem jealous husbands problem kidnapped robot problem last parsec problem logic problem macroproblem majority problem many-body problem mathematical problem measurement problem metaproblem microproblem missionaries and cannibals problem move the problem moving sofa problem multiproblem museum problem n-body problem no problem nonidentity problem nonproblem one-banana problem open problem optimization problem presenting problem principal-agent problem private language problem problem bear problem child problem gambling problem glasses problem of evil problem of universals problem page problem play problem solve problem solving problem space problem statement problem-reaction-solution problem-solve problem-solver problem-solving problemed problemette problemise problemist problemize problemless problemshed problemsolver problemsome problemwise pseudo-problem quantum measurement problem readers-writers problem scientific problem secretary problem sleeping barber problem snake-in-the-box problem sofa problem solution in search of a problem solution looking for a problem species problem stable marriage problem stable matching problem starlight problem sub-problem subproblem sunrise problem teething problem three body problem three-pipe problem thundering herd problem toy problem traveling salesman problem traveling-salesman problem travelling salesman problem travelling-salesman problem trolley problem two child problem two children problem two envelopes problem two-body problem what is your problem what's your problem wheat and chessboard problem white bear problem wicked problem word problem year 2000 problem year 2038 problem you problem
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