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noun • the concentration of attention or energy on something • maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system • maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea • a central point or locus of an infection in an organism • special emphasis attached to something • a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges • a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section verb • direct one's attention on something • cause to converge on or toward a central point • bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions • become focussed or come into focus • put (an image) into focus | ||||||||
44% | 9 | Describing a problem-solving approach that involves solving smaller instances of the same problem | ||||||
adjective satellite • of or relating to a recursion | ||||||||
44% | 11 | Describing a problem-solving technique that involves solving subproblems of the same form as the original problem | ||||||
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