different between solution vs instanton

English

Etymology

From Old French solucion (French solution), from Latin sol?ti?nem, accusative singular of sol?ti?, from the verb solv?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??l(j)u???n/
• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

solution (countable and uncountable, plural solutions)

1. A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
2. An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
3. The answer to a problem.
4. (marketing) A product, service or suite thereof, especially software.
5. (law, Britain, archaic, rare) Satisfaction of a claim or debt.
6. The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid; dissolution.
7. (medicine, archaic) The crisis of a disease.

Antonyms

• (answer to a problem): problem
• (act of dissolving): precipitation

Related terms

Translations

Verb

solution (third-person singular simple present solutions, present participle solutioning, simple past and past participle solutioned)

1. To treat with a solution.

French

Etymology

From Old French solucion, from Latin sol?ti?nem, accusative singular of sol?ti?, from the verb solv?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.ly.sj??/
• Homophone: solutions

Noun

solution f (plural solutions)

1. solution
2. liquid mix

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Romanian: solu?ie

Further reading

• “solution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

instant +? -on

Noun

instanton (plural instantons)

1. (mathematics, physics) A solution to the imaginary time nonlinear field equation of Yang-Mills field theory; carries information about quantum tunnelling.

Derived terms

• hyperinstanton

Translations

Anagrams

• nonstatin

Dutch

Noun

instanton n (plural instantons, diminutive instantonnetje n)

1. (mathematics, physics) Instanton.