something difficult to deal with or understand that needs to be fixed or answered
The washing machine stopped working, and now we have a big problem to fix.
If you notice any problem with the report, please tell me.
✦ from late Latin problema, from Greek problēma ‘something thrown forward’, meaning ‘question, task’.
a question in mathematics, science, or logic that you have to solve
Mia raised her hand after solving the math problem on the board.
The physics test had a tricky energy problem about a swinging pendulum.
✦ same origin as the general noun sense; specialized in academic use since the 1600s.
