Definition of: solution

(sə·l′shən) noun
1. A homogeneous mixture formed by dissolving one or more substances, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, in another substance, usually a liquid but sometimes a solid or a gas.
2. Any homogeneous mixture of which the solute is uniformly dispersed through the solvent, and whose composition may undergo continuous variation within certain limits.
3. The act or process by which such a mixture is made.
4. The act or process of explaining, settling, or disposing, as of a difficulty, problem, or doubt.
5. Law Payment or satisfaction of a claim or debt.
6. Med. The crisis of a disease; termination of a disease with critical signs.
7. Math. The answer to a problem; also, the method of finding the answer.
8. Separation; disruption: the solution of continuity. [<OF <L solutio, -onis <solutus, pp. of solvere dissolve]