solves
Gets the answer
Solves is the third-person singular of solve—to find an answer or solution to a problem, puzzle, or mystery.
She solves crosswords over breakfast.
The detective solves the case in the final chapter.
What gets solved is typically something with a definite answer: equations, crimes, riddles.
Finite problem-solving procedure
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- analysisMethodical study of parts
deduction · inference · heuristic · strategy · brainstorming · optimization · puzzle · challenge
Treatment that heals
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- healingRestoration of health
- reliefEasing of distress
corrective · fix · patch · intervention · therapy · medicine · prescription · remedy
Verbal clash over differences
- conflictOpposition between parties
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
mediation · reconciliation · negotiation · agreement · accord · peace · truce · consensus
Mathematical equality assertion
- formulaFixed method or notation
- proofDemonstration of truth
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- variableProne to fluctuation
computation · derivation · theorem · integration · differentiation · factoring · algebra · polynomial
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- logicScience of valid reasoning
analysis · deduction · inference · heuristic · strategy · brainstorming · optimization · puzzle · challenge · cognition
cure
Treatment that heals
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- healingRestoration of health
relief · corrective · fix · patch · intervention · therapy · medicine · prescription · remedy · alleviates
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- conflictOpposition between parties
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
compromise · mediation · reconciliation · negotiation · agreement · accord · peace · truce · consensus · understanding
equation
Mathematical equality assertion
- formulaFixed method or notation
- proofDemonstration of truth
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
variable · computation · derivation · theorem · integration · differentiation · factoring · algebra · polynomial · quadratic
- math verbsadd, adds, subtract, subtracts, multiply
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
solvescomplicates
Makes more difficult
confuses · muddles · obscures · tangles · obfuscates
- problem solvingAddressing challenges systematically
- problem solverOne who resolves difficulties
- problem solved
- equation solvingFinding unknown values mathematically
- mystery solvedUnknown made known
- crime solvingDetermining perpetrators of offenses
resolve, solve, resolved, dissolve, solved, absolve, dissolving, resolving, dissolved