# solution

Pronunciation: say "suh-LOO-shuhn" /səˈl(j)uːʃən/

## Noun

1. An answer to a problem, puzzle, or question, or a way of dealing with a difficulty.
   - Simple: An answer to a problem, or a way to fix it.
   - _After days of debate, the team agreed on a solution to the budget shortfall._
   - _Her elegant solution surprised everyone who had struggled with the puzzle._
2. A product, service, or suite of them (especially software) offered to meet a need.
   - Simple: A product or service, often software, that a company sells to meet a customer's need.
   - _The vendor pitched their new software solution to the board._
   - _Startups often market a single app as a complete solution for small businesses._
3. A liquid, gas, or solid with one or more substances dissolved evenly throughout it.
   - Simple: A liquid, gas, or solid made when one thing mixes fully and evenly into another.
   - _The chemist prepared a saline solution for the experiment._
   - _Different solutions were tested to see which dissolved the powder fastest._
4. The process occurring when one substance dissolves in another, particularly when a fluid dissolves a solid.
   - Simple: The process of one substance dissolving in another, especially a solid in a liquid.
   - _The solution of the salt was complete within minutes of stirring._
   - _Heating the liquid accelerated the solution of the crystals._

## Noun

5. The crisis or decisive turning point of a disease. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: The turning point of an illness, when the sick person gets better or worse.
6. The satisfaction or full discharge of a claim or debt. *(archaic, UK)*
   - Simple: The act of fully clearing a debt or satisfying a claim.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To treat something with a solution.

## Origin

It came through Middle English solucioun and Old French solucion from Latin solūtiōnem, the accusative of solūtiō, formed from the verb solvō: the same root behind "solve."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/solution (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).