Word problem
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The term word problem has several meanings:
- word problem (mathematics education)Word problem (mathematics education)In mathematics education, the term word problem is often used to refer to any math exercise where significant background information on the problem is presented as text rather than in mathematical notation...
is a type of textbook problem designed to help students apply abstract mathematical concepts to "real-world" situations - word problem (mathematics)Word problem (mathematics)In mathematics and computer science, a word problem for a set S with respect to a system of finite encodings of its elements is the algorithmic problem of deciding whether two given representatives represent the same element of the set...
is a decision problem for algebraic identities in mathematics and computer science - word problem for groupsWord problem for groupsIn mathematics, especially in the area of abstract algebra known as combinatorial group theory, the word problem for a finitely generated group G is the algorithmic problem of deciding whether two words in the generators represent the same element...
is the problem of recognizing the identity element in a finitely presented group - word problem (computability) is a decision problem concerning formal languages