a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; he used a solution of peroxide and water'

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; they were trying to find a peaceful solution; the answers were in the back of the book; he computed the result to four decimal places

[ Syn: answer , result , resolution , solvent ]

a method for solving a problem; the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook'

the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

[ Syn: root ]

the successful action of solving a problem; the solution took three hours'