# solution (answer)

a way to end a problem

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: EmergenceLexicon  ·  Arena: solutions

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [issue](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-issue.problem), [process](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-process.general), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [problem](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-problem.obstacle), [way](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-way.method)

**Through:** the process acts on the problem to end it

**Novel properties:**
- resolution outcome
- directed change
- obstacle removal

## Examples
- The 1987 Montreal Protocol phased out CFCs, reducing ozone layer depletion by 20% by 2018. *(institutions)*
- The Toyota Production System cut factory defects by standardizing repair workflows across supply chains. *(engineering)*
- CRISPR-Cas9 edits DNA at precise locations, correcting genetic mutations in inherited diseases. *(biology)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-solution.answer*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-solution.answer.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*