so·lu·tion

[suh-loo-shuh n]

–noun

1. the act  of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.

2. the state of being solved: a problem capable of solution.

3. a particular instance or method of solving; an explanation or answer: The solution is as good as any other.

4. Mathematics .
       a. the process of determining the  answer to a problem.
     b. the answer itself.

5. Chemistry .
       a. the process by which a gas, liquid, or solid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, liquid, or solid without chemical change.
     b. such a substance, as dissolved sugar or salt in solution.
       c. a homogeneous, molecular mixture of two or more substances.

6. Pharmacology . Also called liquor. a liquid, usually water, in which a medication is dissolved.

7. Medicine/Medical .
       a. the termination of a disease.
     b. a breach or break in anything, especially one in parts of the body normally continuous, as from fracture or laceration: solution of continuity.