fencepost problem
fencepost problem · fencepost problems
Zaunpfahlproblem
A problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problemA problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problem.
Meaning
1 sensesA problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problem.
Zaunpfahlproblem
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Origin
By analogy with fence-building. If one wants to say "lay a fencepost, then a length of fenBy analogy with fence-building. If one wants to say "lay a fencepost, then a length of fence, then repeat", then a special case must be made for the final fencepost. If one wants to say "lay a length of fence, then a fencepost, then repeat", then a special case must be made for the initial fencepost.
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plural: fencepost problems| Singular | fencepost problem |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedoff-by-one error