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Wiktionary

  1. n. A problem whose solution contributes to the solution of a larger problem.

Etymologies

  1. sub- +‎ problem (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “The sources of complexity are the intrinsic complexity of each subproblem, plus the interaction of subproblems.”

    2009 May | Serendipity

  • “The process repeats until each subproblem resolves itself into one that can be physically dealt with.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Nature of Technology

  • “Sometimes the principle—the conceptual solution—is stitched together from existing functionalities, each one solving a subproblem.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Nature of Technology

  • “Each subproblem could potentially be solved in several ways.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Nature of Technology

  • “Here recursiveness comes into play, because each obstacle stretch becomes its own subproblem and requires its own solution or subprinciple or subtechnology, in our case.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Nature of Technology

  • “It is a process that continues until each problem and subproblem resolves itself into one that can be physically dealt with—until the chain is fully in place.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Nature of Technology

  • “It was inspired by snidegrrl making some comment somewhere about her "feminist utopia" and ever since I've been thinking of how I'd resolve problem X and how those resolutions could create subproblem Y and how I'd fix that and so on.”

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  • “The wording of the scientists' research abstract is really quite something: "We identify a subproblem--the 'that's what she said' problem--with two distinguishing characteristics: (1) use of nouns that are euphemisms for sexually explicit nouns and (2) structure common in the erotic domain.”

    CNET News.com

  • “Even if a subproblem splits into two, you know that it won't invalidate the convergence properties.”

    The Reference Frame

  • “You also need that the same subproblem/parameter combination (ideally many or most combinations) will be used many times. memoize function Usage: (memoize f) Returns a memoized version of a referentially transparent function.”

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