problemisticadj.
/ˌprɒbləˈmɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌprɑbləˈmɪstɪk/ 1. Chess. Of or relating to a problemist (in sense 2).
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1892 Times-Democrat (New Orleans) 4 Sept. 11/1 (heading) Questions Problemistic and Problematic ... This remark seems to have attracted the attention of our distinguished problemistic confrere, Mr. A. F. Mackenzie, of the Kingston Tri-Weekly Gleaner.
1945 K. S. Howard How to Solve Chess problems (1961) p. viii The more commonly employed problemistic terms are explained.
1970 K. S. Howard Classic Chess Problems by Pioneer Composers 5 In the late eighteen-seventies there was a brief revival of his problemistic activities.
2. Chiefly Business. Of or relating to a problem or problems. problemistic search: the pursuit on the part of an organization of a solution, stimulated by a particular problem.
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1963 R. M. Cyert & J. G. March Behavioural Theory Firm vi. 121 By problemistic search we mean search that is stimulated by a problem (usually a rather specific one) and is directed toward finding a solution to that problem. In a general way, problemistic search can be distinguished from both random curiosity and the search for understanding.
1997 E. M. Kramer Modern/Postmodern Pref. p. xx The Western problemistic philosophy posits a world of disease that must be purified.
2004 Jrnl. Knowledge Managem. (Nexis) 1 July 6 The third concept is problemistic search, the idea that search within a firm is stimulated primarily by problems and directed to solving those problems.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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