Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PROBLEM
trouble, problem
(noun) a source of difficulty; “one trouble after another delayed the job”; “what’s the problem?”
problem
(noun) a question raised for consideration or solution; “our homework consisted of ten problems to solve”
problem, job
(noun) a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; “she and her husband are having problems”; “it is always a job to contact him”; “urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
problem (plural problems)
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
A puzzling circumstance.
Objection.
(climbing) A set of moves required to complete a climb
Antonyms
• solution
Hyponyms
• Entscheidungsproblem
Adjective
problem (comparative more problem, superlative most problem)
(of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.
Source: Wiktionary
Prob"lem, n. Etym: [F. problème, L. problema, fr. Gr. Parable. ]
1. A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt. Bacon.
2. (Math.)
Definition: Anything which is required to be done; as, in geometry, to bisect a line, to draw a perpendicular; or, in algebra, to find an unknown quantity.
Note: Problem differs from theorem in this, that a problem is something to be done, as to bisect a triangle, to describe a circle, etc.; a theorem is something to be proved, as that all the angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles. Plane problem (Geom.), a problem that can be solved by the use of the rule and compass.
– Solid problem (Geom.), a problem requiring in its geometric solution the use of a conic section or higher curve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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