unsolved

adjective

un·​solved ˌən-ˈsälvd How to pronounce unsolved (audio)
-ˈsȯlvd
: not explained, corrected, or dealt with : not solved
an unsolved problem
unsolved math equations

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Launched in 2017, the Crime Junkie podcast focuses on underreported solved and unsolved murders and missing persons cases. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024 For one thing, current math benchmarks are mostly pitched to high school or undergraduate-level math—a far cry from research-level math, which often tackles notorious problems unsolved for centuries, such as the distribution of prime numbers. Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024 Wilson currently has nearly 6,000 cases of missing Black people in her database, most unsolved. Amanda Musa, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024 The Missing Half, which comes out on May 6, 2025, follows two women haunted by their respective sisters' unsolved disappearances. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsolved 

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unsolved was in 1665

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“Unsolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolved. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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