Solution Clarity Quotes

Solving a problem simply means representing it so as to make the solution transparent.

It is a curious property of research activity that after the problem has been solved the solution seems obvious. This is true not only for those who have not previously been acquainted with the problem, but also for those who have worked over it for years.

Most problems precisely defined are already partially solved.

If you can properly define the problem, then you've already defined the solution as well.

So much of what we try to do is get to a point where the solution seems inevitable: you know, you think "of course it's that way, why would it be any other way?" It looks so obvious, but that sense of inevitability in the solution is really hard to achieve.

It is a familiar and significant saying that a problem well put is half-solved.

What is it indeed that gives us the feeling of elegance in a solution, in a demonstration?

The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.