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Is there a good word in some language for a “problem in need of solving”||“problem in want of a solution”? 🤔 (I will accept viable coinage candidates, in lieu of preëxistent candidates...can’t think of any appropriate English words.) cc

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Not a single word, but “Open Problem.” en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_prob

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I would've gone with "problem" personally, if that's too imprecise, yes, open problem

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there's no single german word for it either, neither "ungelöst" nor "offen" of "ungelöstes/offenes Problem" are particularly sticky, as in they don't bond with words much

10:32 PM · Jan 13, 2018Twitter Web Client

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It seems insane to me that I haven't been collecting "what questions are we asking"-oriented words||phrases||proverbs for years. Major oversight on my part. I think "open problem" *does* suit it well. Methinks staring at spreadsheets all week has knocked me loose of words. 🙃