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by lottin 1406 days ago
It's worse than that, they're aren't solving anything at all. They're taking part in a lottery, in which participants have to guess a number, and the winner gets to update the ledger. Nobody is solving complex mathematical problems.
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Given y, solve for x in the equation f(x) = y

That's a valid use of the word "solve". It is obviously mathematical. It is complex, as we do not have a simple way to solve it.

I get it, words can have multiple meanings. It's fine to give a clarification on the specific use here, but then move on.

They’re brute-forcing the solution to a mathematical puzzle.