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on Apr 11, 2006 at 11:13 UTC ( [id://542560]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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Then there is the (thankfully rare) "my problem is X. I've tried Y." then the respondent gives a perfect solution to an entirely different problem.

I think I'm guilty of this, at least once....

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Re^2: XY Problem by blazar (Canon) on May 28, 2007 at 15:33 UTC
Then there is the (thankfully rare) "my problem is X. I've tried Y." then the respondent gives a perfect solution to an entirely different problem. I'm revising this thread to check whether a particular XY* problem may be here, and if not, then possibly add it: I noticed your entry and it occurs to me that it may be described as an XYℵ problem!	[reply]

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