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Solve vs Upsolve - What's the difference?

solve | upsolve |

As verbs the difference between solve and upsolve

is that solve is to find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out while upsolve is to solve; explain.

As a noun solve

is (obsolete) a solution; an explanation.

solve

English

Verb

(solv)
  • To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
  • * South
    • True piety would effectually solve such scruples.
  • * Tickell
    • God shall solve the dark decrees of fate.
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  • (mathematics) To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
  • (mathematics) To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.

    • Derived terms

    * resolve * solution

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A solution; an explanation.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Anagrams

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    upsolve

    English

    Verb

    (upsolv)
  • To solve; explain.
  • *1756 , Ben Jonson, Peter Whalley, The Works of Ben. Jonson :
    • They were both broiled o' th' coles i and a man may smell broil'd meat, I hope ? you are a scholar, upsolve me that, now.
  • *1951 , Peter Hausted, The rival friends: Issues 23-25 :
    • Pray you, upsolve' me this question : What holiday is this, Latter Lammas or St. Ginnyes Even? [...] ' Upsolve me that question.
  • *1967 , Charles Edward Brown, Wisconsin Natural History Society. Archeological Section, Wisconsin Archeological Society, The Wisconsin archeologist: Volumes 48-49 :
    • More data ought to add to fill-in gaps in the picture and to clear-up upsolved problems, or, perhaps new data will prove the suggestions proposed here are incorrect, and new explanations will have to be formulated.