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  2. Trolley problem - Wikipedia

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    In his 2017 article The Trolley Problem and the Dropping of Atomic Bombs, Masahiro Morioka considers the dropping of atomic bombs as an example of the trolley problem and points out that there are five "problems of the trolley problem", namely, 1) rarity, 2) inevitability, 3) safety zone, 4) possibility of becoming a victim, and 5) the lack of ...

  3. Travelling salesman problem - Wikipedia

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    Solution of a travelling salesman problem: the black line shows the shortest possible loop that connects every red dot. In the theory of computational complexity, the travelling salesman problem (TSP) asks the following question: "Given a list of cities and the distances between each pair of cities, what is the shortest possible route that visits each city exactly once and returns to the ...

  4. XY problem - Wikipedia

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    The XY problem obscures the real issues and may even introduce secondary problems that lead to miscommunication, resource mismanagement, and sub-par solutions. The solution for the support personnel is to ask probing questions as to why the information is needed in order to identify the root problem Y and redirect the end user away from an ...

  5. Problem solving - Wikipedia

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    Problem solving is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, a frequent part of most activities. Problems in need of solutions range from simple personal tasks (e.g. how to turn on an appliance) to complex issues in business and technical fields.

  6. Monty Hall problem - Wikipedia

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    The problem is a paradox of the veridical type, because the solution is so counterintuitive it can seem absurd but is nevertheless demonstrably true. The Monty Hall problem is mathematically related closely to the earlier three prisoners problem and to the much older Bertrand's box paradox.

  7. Situational theory of problem solving - Wikipedia

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    The situational theory of problem solving attempts to explain why and how an individual communicates during a problematic situation. The situational theory of problem solving (STOPS) was proposed by Jeong-Nam Kim and James E. Grunig in 2011 though their article “problem solving and communicative action: A situational theory of problem solving.”

  8. Vehicle routing problem - Wikipedia

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    Determining the optimal solution to VRP is NP-hard, [2] so the size of problems that can be optimally solved using mathematical programming or combinatorial optimization can be limited. Therefore, commercial solvers tend to use heuristics due to the size and frequency of real world VRPs they need to solve. VRP has many direct applications in ...

  9. Tunnel problem - Wikipedia

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    The tunnel problem is a philosophical thought experiment first introduced by Jason Millar in 2014. It is a variation on the classic trolley problem designed to focus on the ethics of autonomous vehicles , as well as the question of who gets to decide how they react in life-and-death scenarios.