In law, an answer was originally a solemn assertion in opposition to someone or something, and thus generally any counter-statement or defense, a reply to a question or response, or objection, or a correct solution of a problem.

The young Gauss reputedly produced the correct answer within seconds, to the astonishment of his teacher and his assistant Martin Bartels.

For each puzzler, one correct answer is chosen at random, with the winner receiving a $ 26 gift certificate to the Car Talk store, referred to as the " Shameless Commerce Division ".

", and states that the correct answer is " Godzilla ".

" There are quotation marks needed to make this answer correct when the puzzle is printed, but they give away the trick.

The program consisted of 17 instructions and ran for 52 minutes before reaching the correct answer of 131, 072, after the SSEM had performed 3. 5 million operations ( for an effective CPU speed of 1. 1 kIPS ).

How does one then decide which is the correct answer in this case?

The Soviet answer on 4 May admonished Tito and the Communist Party of Yugoslavia ( CPY ) for failing to admit and correct its mistakes, and went on to accuse them of being too proud of their successes against the Germans, maintaining that the Red Army had saved them from destruction.

However, later archival work by the Soviet physicist German Goncharov has suggested that while Fuchs ' early work ( most of which is still classified in the United States, but copies of which were available to the Soviets ) did not aid the Soviets in their effort towards the hydrogen bomb, it was actually far closer to the final correct solution than was recognized at the time, and indeed spurred Soviet research into useful problems which eventually resulted in the correct answer.

The correct answer is not known ”.

Many algorithms will only give the correct answer with a certain probability.

However, by repeatedly initializing, running and measuring the quantum computer, the probability of getting the correct answer can be increased.

Humanities scholars usually do not search for the ultimate correct answer to a question, but instead explore the issues and details that surround it.

Oren Bracha, writing in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, says that when considering which of these options are correct, " the most probable answer all of them ".

Here the user of the slide rule must remember to adjust the decimal point appropriately to correct the final answer.

A contestant's decision not to bank, in anticipation that they will be able to correctly answer the upcoming question allows the money to grow, as each successive correct answer earns proportionally more money.

Occasionally, the host gives the correct answer whether the contestant is able to answer the question correctly or not.

They had trouble answering the standard security questions, so the counter agent repeated the questions very slowly until the men gave the correct answer.

The correct answer, 738² = 544, 644, is more than 10 times higher than 53, 874, and so the result had been off by an order of magnitude.

Also, the product must end in the same digit as the product of end-digits 8 × 5 = 40, but 142135 does not end in " 0 " like " 40 ", while the correct answer does: 918 × 155 = 142290.

The correct answer is about 500, 000 times, because actually Sirius is several times brighter than our sun.

Though each possible answer to this raised question contradict one another, they are both correct.

The Picker earns three points if no one selects the correct definition.

Choosing the correct star earns the player $ 2, 500.

A correct buzz-in answer earns three spins for use in the Big Board round, while a correct multiple-choice selection earns one spin.

If correct, the team earns one point.

A correct response on a bonus question earns 10 points, making the total possible score on a single question 18 points ( 4 for a correct answer, 4 for an incorrect interruption by the other team, and 10 for the bonus ), and a perfect score 450 points.

Usually, a correct answer earns a set number of points toward the total mark, and an incorrect answer earns nothing.

They also have one chance to guess the word or phrase, with team members allowed to confer ; a correct answer earns a bonus point.

The first answer, if correct, earns you the most points, as bonus points are awarded for the speed of the answer.

A correct guess earns $ 100.

Each correct response earns the contestant 100 points.

The first player to buzz in and give the correct answer earns 10 points and a chance at a related bonus question for their team.

" A correct answer deducted the question's value from the contestant's debt.

While this may result in some loss of specificity, the remaining element value ( without the qualifier ) should continue to be generally correct and useful for discovery.

After constructing the full theory of general relativity in 1916, Einstein solved for the space-space components in a post-Newtonian approximation, and calculated the correct amount of light deflection – double the Newtonian value.

Such computational chemistry methods have been used to create a quantum mechanical picture of helium electron binding which is accurate to within < 2 % of the correct value, in a few computational steps.

The inferred function should predict the correct output value for any valid input object.

So the correct value for our original expression, 4 × 2 < sup > 2 </ sup > − ( 2 + 2 < sup > 2 </ sup >), is 10.

If the reader evaluates an expression but does not follow the correct order of operation, the reader will come forth with a different value.

The reader will arrive at the correct value for the expression if and only if each operation is carried out in the proper order.

The following C language fragment is syntactically correct, but performs operations that are not semantically defined ( the operation < tt >* p >> 4 </ tt > has no meaning for a value having a complex type and < tt > p -> im </ tt > is not defined because the value of < tt > p </ tt > is the null pointer ):

For a bet for value to be correct, a player must have a positive expectation, that is, he will win more than one bet for every bet he puts in the pot.

Betting for value can apply to both made hand and drawing hand situations, although in the latter situation it is less often correct, as the drawing hand's chances of winning are generally lower.

Many made hands will win the pot more than 50 % of the time, therefore a value bet is usually correct, even heads up.

The vertices must be ordered according to positive or negative orientation ( counterclockwise or clockwise, respectively ); if they are ordered negatively, the value given by the area formula will be negative but correct in absolute value.

Unfortunately is, nevertheless, generally biased ( although it obviously has the correct expected value of zero for a symmetric distribution ).

Basic meters utilize a rectifier circuit to measure the average or peak absolute value of the voltage, but are calibrated to show the calculated root mean square ( RMS ) value for a sinusoidal waveform ; this will give correct readings for alternating current as used in power distribution.

User guides for some such meters give correction factors for some simple non-sinusoidal waveforms, to allow the correct root mean square ( RMS ) equivalent value to be calculated.

In statistics, an error ( or residual ) is not a " mistake " but rather a difference between a computed, estimated, or measured value and the accepted true, specified, or theoretically correct value.

If a load had a capacitive value, inductors ( also known as reactors in this context ) are connected to correct the power factor.

In addition fill volumes ( i. e. wetted area ), specific heat, heat transfer coefficient have to be determined to arrive at a correct value.

While they may through sheer exposure become involved in causes or controversies ( as Paris Hilton did in the US presidential election, 2008 ) it's clearly not correct to label all individually unique talent or economic value as being an " intellectual " asset.

This thermal effect implies that measurements of current and voltage that are taken over sufficiently short periods of time will yield ratios of V / I that fluctuate from the value of R implied by the time average or ensemble average of the measured current ; Ohm's law remains correct for the average current, in the case of ordinary resistive materials.

While this reasoning error often can produce a relatively good approximation of the correct hypothesis probability value, it can lead to a completely wrong result and wrong conclusion in case the base rate is very low and the reliability of the test is not perfect.