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[prob-luh-mat-iks] / ˌprɒb ləˈmæt ɪks /

plural noun

  1. the uncertainties or difficulties inherent in a situation or plan.

Etymology

Origin of problematics

First recorded in 1955–60; problematic, -ics

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