nerzhin comments on Let them eat cake: Interpersonal Problems vs Tasks

nerzhin 7 Oct 2009 20:17 UTC
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I’d say “algorithm” comes closer—mathematicians mean several things by “solution” in different contexts.
- RobinZ 8 Oct 2009 1:51 UTC
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  But what would be the verb?
  - Matt_Stevenson 8 Oct 2009 5:49 UTC
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    solve?
    - gwern 8 Oct 2009 23:25 UTC
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      ‘reify’? Roughly means to turn an abstraction (such as a goal) into something concrete (specific, implementable behaviors).