#problem_solving  the thought processes involved in solving a problem
  supertype:  thinking__thought__cerebration__intellection__mentation  the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
  part:  inspiration.intuition
  subtype:  enquiry__inquiry__research  a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"
     subtype:  nature_study  the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level)
     subtype:  experimentation__experiment  the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"
        subtype:  pilot_experiment__pilotexperiment  a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment
        subtype:  trial_run__trialrun__trial__test__tryout  trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
           subtype:  field_trial__fieldtrial  a test to display the performance of some new product
           subtype:  alpha_test__alphatest  a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer
           subtype:  beta_test  a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization
           subtype:  road_test  a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy
              subtype:  test_drive  test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying
           subtype:  trial_balloon__trialballoon  a test of public opinion
     subtype:  empirical_research__empiricalresearch  an empirical search for knowledge
     subtype:  investigation__probe  an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
     subtype:  public_opinion_poll__poll__opinion_poll__opinionpoll__canvass  an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
        subtype:  straw_vote__strawvote__straw_poll__strawpoll  an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
     subtype:  heraldry.enquiry  the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
  subtype:  figuring__calculation__computation__reckoning  problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
     subtype:  extrapolation  (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
     subtype:  interpolation  (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
     subtype:  conversion.figuring  a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade
        subtype:  data_conversion__dataconversion  conversion from one way of encoding data to another way
        subtype:  digitization__digitisation  conversion of analog information into digital information
     subtype:  estimation__estimate__approximation__idea  an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
        subtype:  guesswork__guess__gues__shot__dead_reckoning  an estimate based on little or no information
        subtype:  guesstimate__guestimate  an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
        subtype:  overrating__overestimate__overestimation__overreckoning  a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
        subtype:  underestimate__underestimation__underrating__underreckoning  a calculation that results in an estimate that is too low
     subtype:  derived_function__derivedfunction__derivative__differential_coefficient__differential__first_derivative__firstderivative  the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
        subtype:  curvature  the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
     subtype:  integral  the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)
        subtype:  indefinite_integral  the set of functions F(x) + C, where C is any real number, such that F(x) is the integral of f(x)
        subtype:  definite_integral  the integral of a function over a definite interval

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