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so·lu·tion
I. \səˈlüshən also səlˈyü-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin solution-, solutio act of loosening, solving, from solutus (past participle of solvere to loosen, solve, dissolve) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at solve
1.
a. : an action or process of solving a problem
< do your solutions quickly and without checking >
< you may use tables in the solution of the examples >
also : the fact or state of a problem's being solved
< a difficulty that admits of no solution >
b. : an answer to or means of answering a problem : a clearing up : explanation, denouement
< your solution of the problem >
c.
(1) : a set of values of the variables of an equation that satisfies the equation
(2) : any relation between the variables of a differential equation free from derivatives that upon differentiation yields the given differential equation
2.
a.
(1) : an act or the process by which a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance is homogeneously mixed with a liquid or less commonly a gas or solid that may consist of simple physical mixing of components or may involve chemical change
< when silver is dissolved in nitric acid the solute of the resulting solution is not silver but silver nitrate formed by chemical interaction >
(2) obsolete : the process of altering material (as by dissolving, fusing, or distilling) through the agency of heat
b. : a mixture formed by a process of solution and having the same chemical composition and physical properties throughout although the concentration can undergo continuous variation within definite limits depending upon the conditions: as
(1) : a single-phase liquid system in which the particles of dissolved solid, liquid, or gas are held to be molecules or ions — called also true solution; often distinguished from emulsion, sol, suspension
(2) : a mixture of gases
(3) : solid solution
(4) : sol
c. : the condition of being dissolved or of constituting the solute of a solution
< put the salt in solution in as little water as possible >
broadly : a state of fluidity (as of material held in an emulsion or suspension)
d.
(1) : a liquid containing a dissolved substance
< a watery solution of unknown composition >
(2) : a liquid and usually aqueous medicinal preparation with the solid ingredients soluble
< solutions are easier to administer than powders >
3. : a bringing or coming to an end or into a state of discontinuity: as
a. : discharge of a contract by performance (as payment or release) : performance of an obligation
b. obsolete : a setting free : deliverance, discharge
c. : a separating from continuity of normally continuous parts : severance
< a violent solution of the continuity of a joint >
d. : an interruption of continuity : disruption, breach, break, dispersion
< watched the gradual solution of the clouds as the storm moved on >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to apply a solution to; especially : to cement with a solution (as of rubber) |