two-body problem

noun

The problem of finding the motion, relative to one another, of two objects, where the position of each affects the motion of the other.

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Meanings

nountwo-body problem (plural two-body problems)

plural two-body problems

  1. The problem of finding the motion, relative to one another, of two objects, where the position of each affects the motion of the other.
  2. humorousThe problem of obtaining employment for two people who wish to reside near one another.
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