Literary notes about solution (AI summary)
In literature, “solution” is a remarkably versatile term that spans both literal and metaphorical domains. On one hand, it describes physical substances used for healing or chemical processes, as seen when a dilute carbolic acid solution is recommended for washing wounds ([1]) or when nutrient solution is prepared for plants ([2]). On the other hand, it is frequently employed to denote the resolution of puzzles and problems, ranging from mathematical challenges ([3], [4], [5]) to ethical dilemmas ([6]) and even broader societal issues ([7], [8]). Additionally, the word often underscores the process of intellectual inquiry, serving as the final key to unlocking mysteries and bridging gaps in understanding ([9], [10]). This dual nature enriches its significance, emphasizing both tangible remedies and abstract answers within the literary landscape.
- Then M. Marambot, in a dying voice, gave him the practical piece of advice: “Wash the wounds in a dilute solution of carbolic acid!”
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - The young plants were fed nutrient solution and later transplanted to a light, sandy soil within a bottom-heated cold frame.
— from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting - And if you break the line at G, you will have a solution for any G square.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - This is probably the easiest solution of all to find.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - There is, I believe, practically only one solution to this puzzle.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - And how doubtful seemed the solution of the ethical problems to his mind!
— from The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - In finding the solution of our problem we shall have helped to solve the world problem as well.
— from Nationalism by Rabindranath Tagore - The easiest solution that they could think of was to organize their whole population, men, women, and children, into bands of robbers.
— from Nationalism by Rabindranath Tagore - Upon these two words, therefore, I have mainly built my hopes of a full solution of the riddle.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe - In the town, in which she had been resident for many years as a servant in different families, no solution presented itself.
— from Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
