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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 by
Burnside_problem
Russian mathematician (1931–2020)
University and was known for his work in group theory, especially on the Burnside problem. Adian was born near Elizavetpol. He grew up there in an Armenian family
Sergei_Adian
Group in which each element has finite order
for instance by Tarski monster groups constructed by Olshanskii. Burnside's problem is a classical question that deals with the relationship between periodic
Torsion_group
relators and conjugations of relators Bounded Burnside problem: for which positive integers m, n is the free Burnside group B(m,n) finite? In particular, is
List of unsolved problems in mathematics
List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics
English mathematician
sometimes confused with the Irish mathematician William S. Burnside (1839–1920). William Burnside (2 July 1852 – 21 August 1927) was an English mathematician
William_Burnside
Formula for number of orbits of a group action
Burnside's lemma, sometimes also called Burnside's counting theorem, the Cauchy–Frobenius lemma, or the orbit-counting theorem, is a result in group theory
Burnside's_lemma
Russian-American mathematician (born 1955)
work on combinatorial problems in nonassociative algebra and group theory, including his solution of the restricted Burnside problem. He was awarded a Fields
Efim_Zelmanov
Mathematics award
Sylvia; Gruber, David (21 August 2006). "Manifold Destiny: A legendary problem and the battle over who solved it". The New Yorker. Archived from the original
Fields_Medal
number of algorithmically insoluble problems, most notably the word problem for groups; and the classical Burnside problem. See the book by Chandler and Magnus
Combinatorial_group_theory
Mathematical term in group theory
it is finitely generated). As such, it is a counterexample to the Burnside problem. The group G {\displaystyle G} has intermediate growth. The group G
Grigorchuk_group
Carbine
day tended to leak hot gas when fired, but Burnside's design eliminated this problem. In 1857, the Burnside carbine won a competition at West Point against
Burnside_carbine
Sergei Adian, known for his work in group theory, especially on the Burnside problem Aleksandr Aleksandrov, developer of CAT(k) space and Alexandrov's uniqueness
List of Russian mathematicians
List_of_Russian_mathematicians
open problems. As in other areas of mathematics, such problems are often made public at professional conferences and meetings. Many of the problems posed
List of problems in loop theory and quasigroup theory
List_of_problems_in_loop_theory_and_quasigroup_theory
Mathematician
Restricted Burnside Problem (Oxford University Press, 1st ed., 1990; 2nd ed., 1993). (with E. I. Zel'manov) "Upper bounds in the restricted Burnside problem",
Michael_Vaughan-Lee
automorphisms of p-groups (Khukhro 1998), the solution of the restricted Burnside problem (Vaughan-Lee 1993), the classification of finite p-groups via the coclass
Powerful_p-group
Mathematical problem
the Burnside problem in group theory. Kurosh asked whether there can be a finitely-generated infinite-dimensional algebraic algebra (the problem being
Kurosh_problem
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Burnside or burnside in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Burnside may refer to: Burnside Ridges, Oates Land City of Burnside, a local government
Burnside
word problem solvable by Dehn's algorithm. Small cancellation methods are also used for constructing Tarski monsters, and for solutions of Burnside's problem
Small_cancellation_theory
Problem in finite group theory
Cannonito, F.B.; Lyndon, Roger C. (1973), Word problems : decision problems and the Burnside problem in group theory, Studies in logic and the foundations
Word_problem_for_groups
History of a branch of mathematics
of Serge Lang's map allowed a revolution in algebraic groups. The Burnside problem had tremendous progress, with better counterexamples constructed in
History_of_group_theory
constitutes Golod and Shafarevich's negative solution of the generalized Burnside problem in 1964; later, other explicit examples of infinite finitely generated
Boundedly_generated_group
and Naimark's problem Pyotr Novikov, solved the word problem for groups and Burnside's problem Sergei Novikov, worked on algebraic topology and soliton
List_of_Russian_scientists
Russian mathematician (1929–2000)
Shafarevich at the Steklov Institute of Mathematics with a thesis on the Burnside problem. He became a faculty member at Moscow State University in 1963. Kostrikin
Alexei_Kostrikin
Type of infinite group in group theory
counterexamples to conjectures in group theory, most importantly to Burnside's problem and the von Neumann conjecture. A Tarski group is an infinite group
Tarski_monster_group
British spy drama television series
production. The series was produced in Leeds by Yorkshire Television. Neil Burnside (Roy Marsden) is director of operations (D/Ops) in Britain's Secret Intelligence
The_Sandbaggers
Local government area in South Australia
The City of Burnside is a local government area in the South Australian city of Adelaide stretching from the Adelaide Parklands into the Adelaide foothills
City_of_Burnside
Type of group
theory of locally finite groups (Dixon 1994, p. v.). Similarly to the Burnside problem, mathematicians have wondered whether every infinite group contains
Locally_finite_group
Area in mathematics devoted to the study of finitely generated groups
Progress on traditional combinatorial group theory topics, such as the Burnside problem, the study of Coxeter groups and Artin groups, and so on (the methods
Geometric_group_theory
Russian mathematician
to the Kurosh–Levitzky problem on the nilpotency of finitely generated nil algebras, and so to a weak form of Burnside's problem. Golod was a student of
Evgeny_Golod
negative solution for Hilbert's tenth problem Pyotr Novikov, solved the word problem for groups and Burnside's problem Sergey Novikov, worked on algebraic
List_of_Russian_people
another 150 pages to these. 1968 – the Novikov–Adian proof solving Burnside's problem on finitely generated infinite groups with finite exponents negatively
List of long mathematical proofs
List_of_long_mathematical_proofs
used by his student Efim Zelmanov for the solution of the Restricted Burnside problem. Širšov, Anatoliĭ I. (1953), "Subalgebras of free Lie algebras", Mat
Anatoly_Shirshov
Israeli mathematician of Latvian origin (1948–2024)
was a specialist in geometric group theory. He published work on the Burnside problem, small cancellation rings, double cosets in hyperbolic groups, properties
Eliyahu_Rips
Soviet and Russian mathematician
new geometric proof of the Novikov--Adyan theorems addressing the Burnside problem. His proof for large odd exponents was notably concise—32 pages compared
Alexander_Olshanskii
1978 aviation accident in Oregon
troubleshooting a landing gear problem and crashed in a suburban Portland neighborhood near NE 157th Avenue and East Burnside Street, killing 10 people on
United_Airlines_Flight_173
Zero divisors in a module
finite group (abelian or not) is periodic and finitely generated. Burnside's problem, conversely, asks whether a finitely generated periodic group must
Torsion_(algebra)
Exponentiating by squaring Knapsack problem Shor's algorithm Standard Model Symmetry in physics Burnside's problem Classification of finite simple groups
List_of_group_theory_topics
American actress (1935–1984)
Marion Burnside Randall (October 8, 1935 – October 26, 1984), who acted under the name Sue Randall, was an American television actress whose entire 17-year
Sue_Randall
English mathematician (1904–1982)
"On the p-Length of p-Soluble Groups and Reduction Theorems for Burnside's Problem". Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society. s3-6: 1–42. doi:10
Philip_Hall
proof. In 1973 Britton published a 282-page attempted solution of Burnside's problem. In his proof he assumed the existence of a set of parameters satisfying
List_of_incomplete_proofs
1862 battle of the American Civil War
made crossing the water a comparatively easy part of a difficult problem. Burnside concentrated his plan instead on storming the bridge while simultaneously
Battle_of_Antietam
American mathematician known for his contributions to group theory
special award from the National Science Foundation for his work on the Burnside problem. Mochizuki was born in California on 18 May 1937 from parents of Japanese
Horace_Yomishi_Mochizuki
Japanese mathematician
groups having a strongly p-embedded subgroup. Solve problems around the restricted Burnside problem. 1974: (with Daniel Gorenstein) Finite simple groups
Koichiro_Harada
Aspect of the American Civil War
Burnside's North Carolina Expedition (also known as the Burnside Expedition) was a series of engagements fought along the North Carolina Coast between
Burnside's North Carolina Expedition
Burnside's_North_Carolina_Expedition
Soviet mathematician (1901–1975)
his work on combinatorial problems in group theory: the word problem for groups, and his progress in the Burnside problem. In 1955, he proved the Novikov–Boone
Pyotr_Novikov
Neumann, The isomorphism problem for algebraically closed groups, in: Word Problems, Decision Problems, and the Burnside Problem in Group Theory, Amsterdam-London
Absolute presentation of a group
Absolute_presentation_of_a_group
Branch of mathematics that studies algebraic structures
(group theory) Orbit-stabilizer theorem Cayley's theorem Burnside's lemma Burnside's problem Loop group Fundamental group Ring (mathematics) Commutative
List of abstract algebra topics
List_of_abstract_algebra_topics
American mathematician (1910–1990)
fundamental importance in group theory, including his solution of Burnside's problem for groups of exponent 6, showing that a finitely generated group
Marshall_Hall_(mathematician)
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
Burnside is a Canadian urban neighbourhood located along the northeast shore of Bedford Basin of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Burnside,_Nova_Scotia
"monsters", such as the Tarski Monster, and in geometric solutions of the Burnside problem for periodic groups of large exponent. Relative versions of Van Kampen
Van_Kampen_diagram
American actor (1954–2026)
Taylor Direct-to-video Stray Bullet John Burnside The Vegas Connection Matt Chance 2000 Dangerous Curves John Burnside 2001 Ghosts of Mars Rodale Max Keeble's
Robert_Carradine
Drinking fountain with statue in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
The Burnside Fountain is a non-functioning drinking fountain at the southeast corner of Worcester Common in Worcester, Massachusetts. It consists of two
Burnside_Fountain
Human settlement in Scotland
estates which subsequently surrounded Burnside to the south and west were built to alleviate housing problems in central Rutherglen and in Cambuslang
Burnside,_South_Lanarkshire
String that is strictly smaller in lexicographic order than all of its rotations
Mass., ISBN 978-0-201-13516-9, MR 0675953 Lyndon, R. C. (1954), "On Burnside's problem", Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, 77 (2): 202–215
Lyndon_word
Medical condition
Burnside–Butler syndrome is a name that has been applied to the effects of microdeletion of DNA sequences involving four neurodevelopmental genes (TUBGCP5
Burnside–Butler_syndrome
Military action of the American Civil War
Union forces exploded a mine across from Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside's IX Corps sector, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg
Battle_of_the_Crater
Canadian sportswriter (born 1963)
Scott Burnside (born 1963) is a Canadian sportswriter. Burnside began a career in sportswriting with the Windsor Star where he covered the Stanley Cup
Scott_Burnside
Theorem on finite linear groups
Pink used a different approach that avoids depending on the CFSG. Burnside's problem Curtis, Charles; Reiner, Irving (1962). Representation Theory of Finite
Jordan–Schur_theorem
Scottish rock climber (born 1998)
Bosi repeats Spots of Time, 9A". UK Climbing. Retrieved 16 August 2025. Burnside, Peter (16 July 2018). "5th for Will Bosi at Chamonix IFSC Lead World Cup"
William_Bosi
English actor (b. 1941)
dramatisations (1983–1998) of P. D. James's detective novels, and Neil Burnside in the spy drama The Sandbaggers (1979–1980). Marsden was born on 25 June
Roy_Marsden
2025 film by Ryan Coogler
over five days with musicians such as Alvin Youngblood Hart and Cedric Burnside. Mitchell also brought in other blues musicians such as Brittany Howard
Sinners_(2025_film)
Generating polynomial of the number of ways to place non-attacking rooks on a chessboard
determined; it is a difficult problem." The problem reduces to that of counting symmetric arrangements via Burnside's lemma. John Riordan, Introduction
Rook_polynomial
Theorem in group theory
"On the p-length of p-soluble groups and reduction theorems for Burnside's problem", Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society, Third Series, 6:
Hall–Higman_theorem
1985 novel by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
director / sales manager Hilton Smyth – assistant division controller Bucky Burnside – president of UniCo's biggest customer List of project management topics
The_Goal_(novel)
2018 American drama television series
Charlayne Woodard, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllón Burnside, Sandra Bernhard, Jason A. Rodriguez, Evan Peters, Kate Mara, and James
Pose_(TV_series)
Mathematical investigation of Sudoku
solutions is then the number of orbits, which can be computed using Burnside's lemma. The Burnside fixed points are grids that either do not change under the rearrangement
Mathematics_of_Sudoku
Penal labor dispute in the United States
lockdown on August 20 as a preemptive measure. On August 19, prisoners in the Burnside jail in Nova Scotia, Canada held a protest and released a statement in
2018_U.S._prison_strike
Major battle of the American Civil War
George G. Meade, and Major General Ambrose E. Burnside was commander of the IX Corps. Both Meade and Burnside reported to Grant, who rode with Meade and
Battle_of_the_Wilderness
2022 film by Angus MacLane
faster-than-light speeds. Against the orders of Alisha's successor Commander Cal Burnside, Buzz, accompanied by Sox, uses the new fuel composition for a successful
Lightyear_(film)
Formula for number of orbits of a group action
theorem in combinatorics that both follows from and ultimately generalizes Burnside's lemma on the number of orbits of a group action on a set. The theorem
Pólya_enumeration_theorem
Human settlement in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
The Burnside Triangle, also known as the Pink Triangle or Vaseline Alley, was a triangular district and LGBTQ enclave in Portland, Oregon, United States
Burnside_Triangle
1864 battle of the American Civil War
of the Civil War. Supporting attacks by Warren and by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside were unsuccessful. Grant repositioned his lines in another attempt to engage
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
Ukrainian mathematician
Journal Editorial Board, Matematychni Studii R. I. Grigorchuk. On Burnside's problem on periodic groups. (Russian) Funktsionalnyi Analiz i ego Prilozheniya
Rostislav_Grigorchuk
British baritone and composer (born 1965)
mezzo-soprano, Iain Burnside, piano. 2002 Black Box I said to Love - Let Us Garlands Bring - Before and After Summer Finzi With Iain Burnside, piano 2004 Naxos
Roderick_Williams
American gay rights activist (1912–2002)
1969. After moving to New Mexico in 1970 with his longtime partner John Burnside, Native American religions influenced the couple to cofound the Radical
Harry_Hay
Town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
steep hill between Burnside and Overtoun Park, which has some views on Broomieknowe Road and includes Rutherglen Cemetery. High Burnside is also a residential
Rutherglen
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
Lincoln replaced Buell with William Rosecrans and McClellan with Ambrose Burnside; according to Donald, this was a "shrewd" political move as they were non-partisan—unlike
Abraham_Lincoln
American actor
Clint Episode: "White Truck" 2014–2016 Murder in the First M.E. Justin Burnside 19 episodes 2014–2017 Scorpion Patrick Quinn 5 episodes 2014–2018 The Fosters
Jamie_McShane
Soundtrack and score to the 2025 film
with Mitchell and musicians including Alvin Youngblood Hart and Cedric Burnside. Mitchell also worked with other blues musicians including Brittany Howard
Sinners_(soundtrack)
American actress and model (born 1958)
the original on November 22, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025. "Dyllón Burnside to Star in Indie Comedy Series 'The Right Side'". Blex Media. January 9
Andie_MacDowell
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
North at Antietam, leading to his replacement by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. Burnside led Union Army troops in the Battle of Fredericksburg, where they
American_Civil_War
1993 adventure drama film
Square, Morrison Bridge, 14th Street Pier, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Burnside Skatepark and Oaks Amusement Park. The climactic jump scene takes place
Free_Willy
Subspace preserved by a linear mapping
asserts that Lat(Σ) contains non-trivial elements for certain Σ. Theorem (Burnside)—Assume V is a complex vector space of finite dimension. For every proper
Invariant_subspace
World's first military metallic-cartridge repeating rifle
manufactured in the United States by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. and Burnside Rifle Co. between 1860 and 1869. The Spencer repeating rifle was adopted
Spencer_repeating_rifle
Counter-cultural movement
States. Gay activists Harry Hay, Mitch Walker, Don Kilhefner, and John Burnside organized the first Spiritual Conference for Radical Faeries in September
Radical_Faeries
Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
Dulwich /ˈdʌlɪtʃ/ is a suburb in the City of Burnside, Adelaide, South Australia with a census area population of 2,663 people. The suburb is adjacent
Dulwich,_South_Australia
Community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Brendan's is inaccessible by road and is served by a daily ferry service from Burnside. St. Gabriel's All Grade is the only school in the community and in 2018
St. Brendan's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St._Brendan's,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
8th episode of the 2nd season of The Pitt
hospital tries to accommodate to its analog status, but the staff faces many problems without the access to the computer system. The episode received positive
2:00_P.M._(The_Pitt_season_2)
Millennium Prize Problems Painlevé conjecture Mathematical fallacy Superseded theories in science List of incomplete proofs List of unsolved problems in mathematics
List_of_conjectures
1863 campaign in the American Civil War
the Army of Northern Virginia. Union Army forces under Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside occupied Knoxville, Tennessee, and Confederate States Army forces under
Knoxville_campaign
Theorem for proving more complex theorems
originally minor purpose. These include, among others: Bézout's lemma Burnside's lemma Dehn's lemma Euclid's lemma Farkas' lemma Fatou's lemma Gauss's
Lemma_(mathematics)
Monod, Nicolas; Ozawa, Narutaka (2010), "The Dixmier problem, lamplighters and Burnside groups", Journal of Functional Analysis, 258: 255–259, arXiv:0902
Uniformly bounded representation
Uniformly_bounded_representation
Breed of fast-growing chicken
Duggan, Brendan; Souza, Eduardo; Mason, James; Ralph, John; Rohlf, Paige; Burnside, Tim; Kranis, Andreas; Bailey, Richard (2023-10-09). "Evolutions in Commercial
Ross_308
Canadian politician (born 1957)
her election in 2023, Chow appointed councillors Amber Morley and Jon Burnside, a former police officer, to the Toronto Police Service Board (TPSB). During
Olivia_Chow
of outtakes ending credits. Lightyear In a mid-credits scene, Commander Burnside is shown relaxing in his office and touting his laser shield after it successfully
List of films with post-credits scenes
List_of_films_with_post-credits_scenes
Number divisible only by 1 and itself
Lagrange's theorem, any group of prime order is a cyclic group, and by Burnside's theorem any group whose order is divisible by only two primes is solvable
Prime_number
Season of television series
Currie Graham as Walter Mashburn ("Redline") Nick Searcy as Sheriff Andy Burnside ("Red Letter") John Kapelos as Hank Draber ("Blood Money") Raphael Sbarge
The_Mentalist_season_2
British police procedural television series (1984–2010)
Investigation Team spin-off (2005). Christopher Ellison played Frank Burnside from 1984 to 2000. Burnside was a recurring character as a DS in the early years before
The_Bill
American actor (1954–2025)
2026. Ebert, Roger (August 15, 2012). "First you have to admit there's a problem movie review (2012) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved January
Isiah_Whitlock_Jr.
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1965)
wins Jack Adams Award". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 30, 2016. Burnside, Scott. "Patrick Roy's resignation shocks the Colorado Avalanche, but we
Patrick_Roy
BURNSIDE PROBLEM
BURNSIDE PROBLEM
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Problem
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
People with this Name are Preferably Intelligent and Very Generous; Highly Knowledgeable in Problem Solving Skills
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Away from all Problems
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Eternity; Problem Solver
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Destroyer of Problems
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Problem Solver
Boy/Male
Muslim
Problem solver
Boy/Male
English
Small river or stream with an island.
BURNSIDE PROBLEM
BURNSIDE PROBLEM
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Fulfill Wish
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fragrance
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vindhyavasini | விதà¯à®¤à®¯à®¾à®µà®¾à®¸à¯€à®¨à¯€
Resident of the vindhyas
Male
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Chebrown, CHEVRON means "alliance, association."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Gloucestershire), Dutch, and German (also Türk)
English (mainly Gloucestershire), Dutch, and German (also Türk) : from Middle English, Old French turc, Middle High and Low German Turc ‘Turk’, from Turkish türk. In theory this could be an ethnic name but, both in England and northwest Europe, it is generally a nickname for a person with black hair and a swarthy complexion or a cruel, rowdy, or unruly person. The Dutch and German surname also represents a house name, derived from the use of a picture of a Turk as a house sign. It is also found as a nickname for someone who had taken part in the wars against the Turks.English : from a medieval personal name, a back-formation from Turkel, misanalyzed as containing the Old French diminutive suffix -el.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Tuirc, a patronymic from the byname Torc ‘boar’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ethnic name denoting someone from Turkey or anywhere in the Ottoman Empire, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Turk.Americanized form of the Greek ethnic name Tourkos ‘Turk’. See also Turco.
Boy/Male
Indian
Beautiful
Male
Irish
Irish legend name (Mil Espane "Mil of Spain") of the father of Éibhear Dunn and Éibhear Finn, who conquered Ireland. Possibly derived from the Latin word miles, MIL means "soldier."
Girl/Female
Arabic
Delicacy; Slender; Softness of a Woman
Biblical
divisions
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname from Old French pied de fer ‘iron foot’, given perhaps to someone with an artificial foot or leg, or to a tireless walker or messenger.
BURNSIDE PROBLEM
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a.
Liable to question; subject to be doubted or called in question; problematical; doubtful; suspicious.
n.
A problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out.
n.
One who proposes problems.
a.
Alt. of Problematical
n.
To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
n.
To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.
a.
Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.
v. t.
To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink.
a.
Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
a.
Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
a.
Susceptible of being solved; as, a soluble algebraic problem; susceptible of being disentangled, unraveled, or explained; as, the mystery is perhaps soluble.
v. t.
To propose problems.
n.
A certain function relating to a system of forces and their points of application, -- first used by Clausius in the investigation of problems in molecular physics.
n.
The quality, condition, or degree of being soluble or solvable; as, the solubility of a salt; the solubility of a problem or intricate difficulty.
n.
The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process.
n.
A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper.
n.
An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.
n.
The quality or state of being solvable; as, the solvability of a difficulty; the solvability of a problem.
v. t.
To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem.
n.
A small brook.