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1987 British TV series or programme
A Small Problem is a British sitcom originally broadcast on BBC2 in 1987. Intended as a satire on prejudice, and starring Christopher Ryan who had previously
A_Small_Problem
1982 aviation accident over Indonesia
been described as "a masterpiece of understatement": Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have
British_Airways_Flight_009
1970 misquotation from Apollo 13
a problem. Swigert and Lovell reporting the incident on April 13, 1970 (2:59) Problems playing this file? See media help. "Houston, we have a problem"
Houston,_we_have_a_problem
Thought experiment in ethics
The trolley problem is a thought experiment in moral philosophy and moral psychology with many variations, involving hypothetical ethical dilemmas about
Trolley_problem
NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization
computational complexity, the travelling salesman problem (TSP) asks the following question: "Given a list of cities and the distances between each pair
Travelling_salesman_problem
British actor (born 1950)
for Comic Relief. In 1987, he starred in the short-lived BBC sitcom A Small Problem. He played Lucky in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the Queen's
Christopher_Ryan
Physics problem related to laws of motion and gravity
methods. The three-body problem is a special case of the n-body problem. Historically, the first specific three-body problem to receive extended study
Three-body_problem
Set of objects whose state must satisfy limits
number of constraints or limitations. CSPs represent the entities in a problem as a homogeneous collection of finite constraints over variables, which is
Constraint satisfaction problem
Constraint_satisfaction_problem
Large or very powerful object in programming
them. Once the smaller problems are solved, the big problem as a whole has been solved. Therefore a given object for a small problem only needs to know
God_object
Mathematical problem involving optimal stopping theory
The secretary problem demonstrates a scenario involving optimal stopping theory that is studied extensively in the fields of applied probability, statistics
Secretary_problem
Process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles
Problem solving is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, a frequent part of most activities. Problems in need of solutions range from
Problem_solving
Problem in Lie group theory
Hilbert's fifth problem is the fifth mathematical problem from the problem list publicized in 1900 by mathematician David Hilbert, and concerns the characterization
Hilbert's_fifth_problem
Probability of shared birthdays
In probability theory, the birthday problem asks for the probability that, in a set of n randomly chosen people, at least two will share the same birthday
Birthday_problem
American sci-fi television series
title comes from the first volume, The Three-Body Problem, named after a classical physics problem dealing with Newton's laws of motion and gravitation
3_Body_Problem_(TV_series)
Problem in combinatorial optimization
The knapsack problem is the following problem in combinatorial optimization: Given a set of items, each with a weight and a value, determine which items
Knapsack_problem
Circle-packing on the surface of a sphere
In geometry, the Tammes problem is a problem in packing a given number of points on the surface of a sphere such that the minimum distance between points
Tammes_problem
23 mathematical problems stated in 1900
Hilbert's problems are 23 problems in mathematics published by German mathematician David Hilbert in 1900. They were all unsolved at the time, and several
Hilbert's_problems
Method for aligning biological sequences
essentially divides a large problem (e.g. the full sequence) into a series of smaller problems, and it uses the solutions to the smaller problems to find an optimal
Needleman–Wunsch_algorithm
Cosmological fine-tuning problem
The flatness problem (also known as the oldness problem) is a cosmological fine-tuning problem within the Big Bang model of the universe. Measurements
Flatness_problem
2021 studio album by dodie
Build a Problem is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter dodie. Previously, dodie released three extended plays (EPs): Intertwined (2016)
Build_a_Problem
Borsuk's problem on upper and lower bounds for the number of smaller-diameter subsets needed to cover a bounded n-dimensional set. The covering problem of Rado:
List of unsolved problems in mathematics
List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics
Nipmuck Trail, or other such preserve. Soil erosion is a small problem along some stretches. The USGS has a river flow and height monitoring station posted in
Fenton_River
Computer bugs related to the year 2000
The term Year 2000 problem, or simply Y2K, refers to potential computer errors related to the formatting and storage of calendar data for dates in and
Year_2000_problem
Standing committee of the United States Senate
all problems of American small business enterprises. On October 8, 1940, the Senate established the Special Committee to Study and Survey Problems of Small
United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship
Study of mathematical algorithms for optimization problems
constrained problems and multimodal problems. An optimization problem can be represented in the following way: Given: a function f : A → R {\displaystyle f:A\rightarrow
Mathematical_optimization
Stylistic device
passengers: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them
Understatement
Methods of mathematical approximation
breaks the problem into "solvable" and "perturbative" parts. In regular perturbation theory, the solution is expressed as a power series in a small parameter
Perturbation_theory
Mathematical counting-out question
Josephus problem (or Josephus permutation) is a theoretical problem related to a certain counting-out game. Such games are used to pick out a person from a group
Josephus_problem
Mathematical problem in operations research
In operations research, the cutting-stock problem is the problem of cutting standard-sized pieces of stock material, such as paper rolls or sheet metal
Cutting_stock_problem
Geometric problems involving the partition of a figure
a dissection problem is the problem of partitioning a geometric figure (such as a polytope or ball) into smaller pieces that may be rearranged into a
Dissection_problem
Optimization problem in computer science
lattice problems are a class of optimization problems related to mathematical objects called lattices. The conjectured intractability of such problems is central
Lattice_problem
Open problem on 3x+1 and x/2 functions
Unsolved problem in mathematics For even numbers, divide by 2; For odd numbers, multiply by 3 and add 1. With enough repetition, do all positive integers
Collatz_conjecture
Concept in cosmology
problem in physics Why is the vacuum energy density much smaller than a zero-point energy suggested by quantum field theory? More unsolved problems in
Cosmological_constant_problem
Task of computing complete subgraphs
clique problem is the computational problem of finding cliques (subsets of vertices, all adjacent to each other, also called complete subgraphs) in a graph
Clique_problem
In number theory, a limitation of sieve theory
problem refers to a limitation in sieve theory that prevents sieves from giving good estimates in many kinds of prime-counting problems. The problem was
Parity_problem
Process of calculating the causal factors that produced a set of observations
An inverse problem in science is the process of calculating from a set of observations the causal factors that produced them: for example, calculating
Inverse_problem
Neil Armstrong's words on landing on the moon
"That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind" Problems playing this file? See media help. On July 21, 1969, when Neil Armstrong became
One_small_step
Combinatorial optimization problem
assignment problem is a fundamental combinatorial optimization problem. In its most general form, the problem is as follows: The problem instance has a number
Assignment_problem
Problem solving strategy
Symmetry in problem solving is one of the general methods used in mathematics and science to solve problems. Problem solving plays a large part in the
Symmetry_in_problem_solving
2012 Indian film
eats a banana and throws the peel on the road. Using the peel, Lakshmi Devi creates a small problem which leads C.I. Subbaraju killing Sandy, a trusted
Devudu Chesina Manushulu (2012 film)
Devudu_Chesina_Manushulu_(2012_film)
Simplified example problem used for research or exposition
a toy problem or a puzzlelike problem is a problem that is not of immediate scientific interest, yet is used as an expository device to illustrate a trait
Toy_problem
Prejudice or discrimination against individuals based on height
to the modernized world, is not a transcendental human quality. In 1987 the BBC comedy series A Small Problem imagined a totalitarian society in which people
Height_discrimination
Unsolved problem in extremal graph theory
Unsolved problem in mathematics What is the largest possible number of edges in a bipartite graph that has a given number of vertices and has no complete
Zarankiewicz_problem
Optimization problem in mathematics
Rectangle packing is a packing problem where the objective is to determine whether a given set of small rectangles can be placed inside a given large polygon
Rectangle_packing
Problem in physics and celestial mechanics
In physics, the n-body problem is the problem of predicting the individual motions of a group of celestial objects interacting with each other gravitationally
N-body_problem
1973 article on artificial intelligence research
solving problems within real-world domains. That is, the report states that whilst AI techniques may have worked within the scope of small problem domains
Lighthill_report
Series of US naval exercises in the interwar period
of Fleet Problem III. On 14 January, Lieutenant Hamilton Bryan, Scouting Force's Intelligence Officer, personally landed in Panama with a small boat. Posing
Fleet_problem
Computational problem in graph theory
combinatorial optimization, a closure of a directed graph is a set of vertices C, such that no edges leave C. The closure problem is the task of finding the
Closure_problem
Conceptual conflict between general relativity and quantum mechanics
In theoretical physics, the problem of time is a conceptual conflict between quantum mechanics and general relativity. Quantum mechanics regards the flow
Problem_of_time
Mathematical study of illumination of rooms with mirrored walls
Illumination problems are a class of mathematical problems that study the illumination of rooms with mirrored walls by point light sources. The original
Illumination_problem
Book by George Pólya
How to Solve It (1945) is a small volume by mathematician George Pólya, describing methods of problem solving. This book has remained in print continually
How_to_Solve_It
Philosophical question of how to distinguish between science and non-science
In philosophy of science and epistemology, the demarcation problem is the question of how to distinguish between science and non-science. It also examines
Demarcation_problem
Type of discourse
unimportant things. The phenomenon of small talk was initially studied in 1923 by Bronisław Malinowski in his essay "The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages"
Small_talk
Discrepancy between past temperatures and the amount of incoming solar radiation
The 100,000-year problem (also 100 ky problem or 100 ka problem) of the Milankovitch theory of orbital forcing refers to a discrepancy between the reconstructed
100,000-year_problem
Unsolved problem in physics
stronger than gravity. A hierarchy problem occurs when the fundamental value of some physical parameter, such as a coupling constant or a mass, in some Lagrangian
Hierarchy_problem
Unsolved problem in computer science
Unsolved problem in computer science If the solution to a problem can be checked in polynomial time, must the problem be solvable in polynomial time? More
P_versus_NP_problem
Problem that is difficult or impossible to solve
In planning and policy, a wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements
Wicked_problem
Result in dynamical systems
small-divisor problem that arises in the perturbation theory of classical mechanics. The problem is whether or not a small perturbation of a conservative
Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem
Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser_theorem
Learner-centric pedagogy
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students aim to learn about a subject through the experience of solving an open-ended problem
Problem-based_learning
Form of second-order logic
(2002-11-01). "Cosmological lower bound on the circuit complexity of a small problem in logic". Journal of the ACM. 49 (6): 753–784. doi:10.1145/602220
Monadic_second-order_logic
Question of why quantum chromodynamics does seem to not break CP-symmetry
so it taking on such a particularly small value is a fine-tuning problem called the strong CP problem. The strong CP problem is solved automatically
Strong_CP_problem
Issue in determining wave cycle part
In physics, the phase problem is the problem of loss of information concerning the phase that can occur when making a physical measurement. The name comes
Phase_problem
If G is a finitely generated group with exponent n, is G necessarily finite?
The Burnside problem asks whether a finitely generated group in which every element has finite order must necessarily be a finite group. It was posed
Burnside_problem
Four basic unsolved problems about prime numbers
Congress of Mathematicians, Edmund Landau listed four basic problems about prime numbers. These problems were characterised in his speech as "unattackable at
Landau's_problems
Problems which attempt to find the most efficient way to pack objects into containers
Packing problems are a class of optimization problems in mathematics that involve attempting to pack objects together into containers. The goal is to
Packing_problems
On point sets with no small-area triangles
discrepancy theory, the Heilbronn triangle problem is a problem of placing points in the plane, avoiding triangles of small area. It is named after Hans Heilbronn
Heilbronn_triangle_problem
Strategy used on previously-normalized databases
columns in a database). With the exception of truly enormous systems, increased storage requirements is considered a relatively small problem in the 2020s
Denormalization
Subdivision of vertices into disjoint sets
small compared to the original graph, then the partitioned graph may be better suited for analysis and problem-solving than the original. Finding a partition
Graph_partition
Subset of a graph's vertices, including at least one endpoint of every edge
science, the problem of finding a minimum vertex cover is a classical optimization problem. It is NP-hard, so it cannot be solved by a polynomial-time
Vertex_cover
Problem in computer science
computing, Simon's problem is a computational problem that is proven to be solved exponentially faster on a quantum computer than on a classical (that is
Simon's_problem
Estimation problem in physics or engineering
A Fermi problem (or Fermi question, Fermi quiz), also known as an order-of-magnitude problem, is an estimation problem in physics or engineering education
Fermi_problem
Question of whether inductive reasoning leads to definitive knowledge
The problem of induction is a philosophical problem that questions the rationality of predictions about unobserved things based on previous observations
Problem_of_induction
NP-complete problem in computer science
theory and computer science, the partition problem, or number partitioning, is the task of deciding whether a given multiset S of positive integers can
Partition_problem
2016 film
Houston, We Have a Problem! (Slovene: Houston, imamo problem!) is a 2016 internationally co-produced docufiction-mockumentary film by Slovenian director
Houston, We Have a Problem! (film)
Houston,_We_Have_a_Problem!_(film)
Class of methods used in numerical analysis and scientific computing to solve ODE/PDE
problems. The implementation of the spectral method is normally accomplished either with collocation or a Galerkin or a Tau approach . For very small
Spectral_method
How many integer lattice points there are in a circle
In mathematics, the Gauss circle problem is the problem of determining how many integer lattice points there are in a circle centered at the origin and
Gauss_circle_problem
Class of mathematical problems
optimal stopping or early stopping is concerned with the problem of choosing a time to take a particular action, in order to maximise an expected reward
Optimal_stopping
Type of business with small personnel numbers
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or small and medium businesses (SMBs) are businesses whose personnel and revenue numbers fall below certain limits
Small_and_medium_enterprises
Problem in physics and astronomy
In physics and astronomy, Euler's three-body problem is to solve for the motion of a particle that is acted upon by the gravitational field of two other
Euler's_three-body_problem
Geometric construction problem
Napoleon's problem is a compass construction problem. In it, a circle and its center are given. The challenge is to divide the circle into four equal
Napoleon's_problem
benchmarks, each in two problem sizes dubbed Class A and Class B. Sample codes written in Fortran 77 were supplied. They used a small problem size Class S and
NAS_Parallel_Benchmarks
Experiments examining the average path length for social networks
search for an answer to the small world problem. Mathematician Manfred Kochen and political scientist Ithiel de Sola Pool wrote a mathematical manuscript
Small-world_experiment
Covert US military operation in Vietnam
pretending to be a Viet Cong document acknowledged rumors of exploding ammunition, but portrayed them as an exaggeration of a negligibly small problem. Another
Project_Eldest_Son
Mathematical problem
Unsolved problem in statistics Is an approximation analogous to Fisher's argument necessary to solve the Behrens–Fisher problem? More unsolved problems in statistics
Behrens–Fisher_problem
Unsolved problem in cosmology
The dwarf galaxy problem, also known as the missing satellites problem, arises from a mismatch between observed dwarf galaxy numbers and collisionless
Dwarf_galaxy_problem
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
called domestic cat and house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is an obligate carnivore, requiring a predominantly meat-based diet. Its
Cat
Unsolved problem in computational complexity theory
Unsolved problem in computer science Can the graph isomorphism problem be solved in polynomial time? More unsolved problems in computer science The graph
Graph_isomorphism_problem
Philosophical question
The problem of universals is an ancient question from metaphysics that has inspired a range of philosophical topics and disputes: "Should the properties
Problem_of_universals
Sum of inverse squares of natural numbers
The Basel problem is a problem in mathematical analysis with relevance to number theory, concerning an infinite sum of inverse squares. It was first posed
Basel_problem
The quadratic knapsack problem (QKP), first introduced in 19th century, is an extension of knapsack problem that allows for quadratic terms in the objective
Quadratic_knapsack_problem
Undecidable decision problem introduced by Emil Post
correspondence problem is an undecidable decision problem that was introduced by Emil Post in 1946. Because it is simpler than the halting problem and the
Post_correspondence_problem
Painting by Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner
Untier of Knots "attracts people with small problems". Then-Cardinal Bergoglio had this image of Mary engraved on a chalice he presented to then-Pope Benedict
Mary,_Untier_of_Knots
Method of describing good design practices
A pattern language is an organized and coherent set of patterns, each of which describes a problem and the core of a solution that can be used in many
Pattern_language
Mathematics problem
The belt problem is a mathematics problem which requires finding the length of a crossed belt that connects two circular pulleys with radius r1 and r2
Belt_problem
On short connecting nets with added points
the Steiner tree problem, or minimum Steiner tree problem, named after Jakob Steiner, is an umbrella term for a class of problems in combinatorial optimization
Steiner_tree_problem
Does the plane contains a dense set of points whose distances are all rational
Unsolved problem in mathematics Is there a dense set of points in the plane at rational distances from each other? More unsolved problems in mathematics
Erdős–Ulam_problem
Singular perturbation problem dealing with confinement of Brownian particles
a bounded domain (a compartment or a cell) by a reflecting boundary, except for a small window through which it can escape. The narrow escape problem
Narrow_escape_problem
This is a list of some of the major problems in philosophy. A counterfactual statement is a conditional statement with a false antecedent. For example
List of philosophical problems
List_of_philosophical_problems
Reconstruction of binary images from a small number of their projections
tomography focuses on the problem of reconstruction of binary images (or finite subsets of the integer lattice) from a small number of their projections
Discrete_tomography
Algorithms which recursively solve subproblems
combining sub-problems to the original problem. Similarly, decrease and conquer only requires reducing the problem to a single smaller problem, such as the
Divide-and-conquer_algorithm
A SMALL-PROBLEM
A SMALL-PROBLEM
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : variant of Small.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person of slender build or diminutive stature, from Middle English smal ‘thin’, ‘narrow’.Translation of equivalents in other European languages, such as German Klein and Schmal, French Petit.
Female
Polish
Feminine form of Polish BogumiÅ‚, BOGUMIÅA means "God-favor."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Small.
Female
Spanish
Spanish form of Greek Sophia, SOFÃA means "wisdom."
Female
Polish
Feminine form of Polish LudmiÅ‚, LUDMIÅA means "people's favor."
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained.
Female
French
French form of Hebrew Leah, LÉA means "weary."
Female
Swedish
Swedish form of Latin Linnaea, LINNÉA means "twin flower."
Female
Egyptian
, a royal lady of the IIIrd or IVth dynasty.
Female
Portuguese
Portuguese name GRAÇA means "graceful."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sale 1.English : from a short form of a personal name beginning with Sal-, for example Salomon.Swedish (Säll) : nickname from säll ‘happy’, ‘fortunate’, probably a soldier’s name.African : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and northern English
Scottish and northern English : variant of Small.English : habitational name from a lost place in eastern Sussex named Smeghel, from Old English smēagel ‘burrow’, or from Brooksmarle (now Broxmead) in Sussex (named with Old English brocc ‘badger’ + smēagel).
Female
Swedish
Short form of Swedish Linnéa, NÉA means "twinflower."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Mal(le), pet form of Mary (see Marie).Indian (northern states) : Hindu name found in several communities, from Sanskrit malla ‘strongman’, ‘wrestler’.
Male
Thai/Siamese
Thai name A-WUT means "weapon."
Female
Polish
Feminine form of Polish RadomiÅ‚, RADOMIÅA means "happy favor."
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name A-GUN means "grape."
Boy/Male
German
Power of an Eagle
Female
Spanish
Feminine form of Spanish PÃo, PÃA means "pious."
A SMALL-PROBLEM
A SMALL-PROBLEM
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Halstead.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Companion
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Perfectly formed
Girl/Female
Indian
A narrator of Hadith
Male
Hebrew
(×ֲבִידַע) Hebrew name ABIYDA means "father of knowledge." In the bible, this is the name of one of Midian's five sons.Â
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, German
Variant of Jeannine; Yahweh is Gracious
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sraboni | ஸà¯à®°à®¾à®ªà¯‹à®¨à¯€
Rain
Biblical
he that strengthens and makes steadfast,he shall establish,he does establish or founding;established;
Boy/Male
Hindu
Male
Slavic
Variant spelling of Slavic Belobog, BIALBOG means "white god."Â
A SMALL-PROBLEM
A SMALL-PROBLEM
A SMALL-PROBLEM
A SMALL-PROBLEM
A SMALL-PROBLEM
n. pl.
See Small, n., 2, 3.
n.
The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
superl.
Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
v. i.
To exercise the sense of smell.
adv.
In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.
a.
Destitute of smell; having no odor.
superl.
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.
v. t.
To fatten; as, to stall cattle.
adv.
In a small quantity or degree; with minuteness.
v. t.
To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox.
v. i.
To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell.
n.
To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of; as, to smell a rose; to smell perfumes.
a.
Deep blue, like smalt.
superl.
Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.
v. i. & auxiliary.
As an auxiliary, shall indicates a duty or necessity whose obligation is derived from the person speaking; as, you shall go; he shall go; that is, I order or promise your going. It thus ordinarily expresses, in the second and third persons, a command, a threat, or a promise. If the auxillary be emphasized, the command is made more imperative, the promise or that more positive and sure. It is also employed in the language of prophecy; as, "the day shall come when . . . , " since a promise or threat and an authoritative prophecy nearly coincide in significance. In shall with the first person, the necessity of the action is sometimes implied as residing elsewhere than in the speaker; as, I shall suffer; we shall see; and there is always a less distinct and positive assertion of his volition than is indicated by will. "I shall go" implies nearly a simple futurity; more exactly, a foretelling or an expectation of my going, in which, naturally enough, a certain degree of plan or intention may be included; emphasize the shall, and the event is described as certain to occur, and the expression approximates in meaning to our emphatic "I will go." In a question, the relation of speaker and source of obligation is of course transferred to the person addressed; as, "Shall you go?" (answer, "I shall go"); "Shall he go?" i. e., "Do you require or promise his going?" (answer, "He shall go".) The same relation is transferred to either second or third person in such phrases as "You say, or think, you shall go;" "He says, or thinks, he shall go." After a conditional conjunction (as if, whether) shall is used in all persons to express futurity simply; as, if I, you, or he shall say they are right. Should is everywhere used in the same connection and the same senses as shall, as its imperfect. It also expresses duty or moral obligation; as, he should do it whether he will or not. In the early English, and hence in our English Bible, shall is the auxiliary mainly used, in all the persons, to express simple futurity. (Cf. Will, v. t.) Shall may be used elliptically; thus, with an adverb or other word expressive of motion go may be omitted.
n.
A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.
v. t.
To break into small pieces, as ore, for the purpose of separating from rock.
v. i.
A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.
v. t.
To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.
v. i.
A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.