(mathematics, mathematical analysis) For a given m-order partial differential equation, the problem of finding a solution function u on ℝⁿ that satisfies the boundary conditions that, for a smooth manifold S⊂ℝⁿ, u(x)=f_0(x) and (∂ᵏu(x))/(∂nᵏ)=f_k(x), ∀x∈S, k=1…m-1, given specified functions f_k defined on, and vector n normal to, the manifold.

(topology) The property held by some topological spaces that if a subset of such a space has an infinite quantity of points then the subset has at least one accumulation point.

plural of proboscis monkey

Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo.

A bear that poses a danger to humans because it has adapted to human activities or habitat.

plural of problem bear

An unskilled or semiskilled worker who is responsible for running processing machinery in a factory.

plural of process worker

(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the theory of properties.

(philosophy) the philosophical problem involving our ethical obligations to future persons which derives from the observation that different courses of action will result in entirely different, or nonidentical, persons coming to be.