- solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"
--1 is a kind of mixture
--1 has particulars:- solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent - 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"
--2 is a kind of statement
--2 has particulars: denouement- solution - a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"
--3 is a kind of method
--3 has particulars: silver bullet- solution, root - the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
--4 is a kind of set
- solution - the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"
--5 is a kind of success
Derived form: verb solve1 - solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent - 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"