as in result
something attained by mental effort and especially by computation
the solution to a math problem
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“Solution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solution. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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