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Whether breaking RSA encryption is as hard as factoring is an open question known as the RSA problem.
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Whether or not they are separate species is a well-known example of the species problem.
The problem of proving this without defining the zeta function first was signaled and left open by E. Landau in his 1909 treatise on number theory: " Whether the eta series is different from zero or not at the points, i. e., whether these are poles of zeta or not, is not readily apparent here.
Whether it is an evaluation problem or a design problem, preference information of DMs is required in order to differentiate between solutions.
Whether exotic 4-spheres exist, and if so how many, is an important unsolved problem in mathematics.
Whether it created its own culture or imported traditions from the North East or Southern Levant has been considered an important question for a site that poses a problem for the scientific community.
The utopian temptation to return to the cocoon of cosmological or radical unity, however, survived even in the U. S. Whether reform was from Woodrow Wilson, or more foreign influences such as Rousseau, Hobbes, and Machiavelli, these saw division of power – and the tradition that sustained its tension – as the central societal problem of modern times, with the task of reform to remove these impediments to a restored unity.
Whether a similar fact holds for arbitrary groups G was the subject of Hilbert's fourteenth problem, and Nagata demonstrated that the answer was negative in general.
The following problem from Paul Erdős is unsolved: Whether for any arbitrarily large N there exists an incongruent covering system the minimum of whose moduli is at least N. It is easy to construct examples where the minimum of the moduli in such a system is 2, or 3 ( Erdős gave an example where the moduli are in the set of the divisors of 120 ; a suitable cover is 0 ( 3 ), 0 ( 4 ), 0 ( 5 ), 1 ( 6 ), 1 ( 8 ), 2 ( 10 ), 11 ( 12 ), 1 ( 15 ), 14 ( 20 ), 5 ( 24 ), 8 ( 30 ), 6 ( 40 ), 58 ( 60 ), 26 ( 120 ) ); D. Swift gave an example where the minimum of the moduli is 4 ( and the moduli are in the set of the divisors of 2880 ).
Whether such sets exist is known as Post's problem.
Whether the formal specification correctly describes the problem to be solved is a separate issue.

Whether and is
Whether a concept analogous to the principle of internal responsibility operates in a nation's external relations is less obvious and more difficult to establish.
Whether or not Danchin is correct in suggesting that Thompson's resumption of the opium habit also dates from this period is, of course, a matter of conjecture.
Whether it could be as disastrous for American labor as, say, Jimmy Hoffa of the Teamsters, is a matter of conjecture.
Whether it is or not, the propaganda impact on the free world of the document scheduled to be adopted at this meeting will be far less than had been originally anticipated.
Whether or not this is done out of enlightened self-preservation, I don't know.
Whether in his forthcoming book C. P. Snow commits the errors of judgment and of fact with which your heavily autobiographical critic charged him is important.
Whether there were too few automobiles in 1940 or too many now is problematical.
Whether the check is certified or uncertified, the tax is not paid until the check is paid.
Whether considered alone or in relation to other editions, COLH 40 is a document of prime importance.
Whether this abnormal TSH differs chemically from pituitary TSH, or is, alternatively, normal TSH with its period of effectiveness modified by some other blood constituent, cannot be decided without chemical study of the activity in the blood of these patients and a comparison of the substance responsible for the blood activity with pituitary Aj.
Whether or not it is in the industry's interest to allow the basic wage rate to rise obviously depends upon the extent to which the public-limit price rises in response to a basic wage increase, and the relation of this response to the increase in costs accompanying the wage increase.
Whether or not Plato's tale of the lost continent of Atlantis is true, skeptics concede that the myth may have some foundation in a great tsunami of ancient times.
Whether this was a reflection of his age or of the fact that Christie was by now heartily sick of him it is difficult to assess.
Whether this was during one of Poirot ’ s numerous retirements or before she entered his employment is unknown.
Whether he also did in the case of the Mediterranean with the kingdom of Kaptara ( possibly Cyprus ), as claimed in later documents, is more questionable.
Whether this is public or private information should be agreed upon between players before the game begins.
Whether this temple replaced an older one, or a mere sacred precinct or altar, is not known.
Whether or not the original Artistic License is a free software license is largely unsettled.
Whether this whole process resembles animal apoptosis closely enough to warrant using the name apoptosis ( as opposed to the more general programmed cell death ) is unclear.
Whether this is a sufficient basis for anthroposophy to be considered a spiritual science has been a matter of controversy.
Whether or not an object is present in a set ; that is, exists there as a being, is based on universal experience or evidence of it.

Whether and actually
Whether Henry actually intended to bring about the assassination of Becket is debatable, but there is no question that at the time of the murder, the two men were embroiled in a bitter dispute regarding the power of Royal Courts to exercise jurisdiction over former clergymen.
Whether the marriage actually took place is not recorded.
Whether they were actually lovers is unknown, but their destruction of their letters to each other may point to something beyond mere privacy.
Whether the horti Maecenatiani bought by Fronto actually were the former gardens of Maecenas is unknown, and the domus Frontoniana mentioned in the twelfth century by Magister Gregorius may also refer to the gardens of Maecenas.
Whether or not the German-Polish invasion of Bohemia actually happened, the friendly relations between the Czechs and the Poles came to an end.
Whether Stalin's practices actually followed the principles of Karl Marx and Lenin is still a subject of debate among historians and political scientists.
Whether the two T-72s were actually delivered, or their final fate, remains unknown.
Whether a reaction actually will go in the arbitrarily-selected forward direction or not depends on the amounts of the substances present at any given time, which determines the kinetics and thermodynamics, i. e., whether equilibrium lies to the right or the left.
Whether he actually existed is commonly disputed ; however, the work attributed to him – the Daodejing – is dated to the late 4th century BC.
Whether or not this has actually happened, or if the concept is simply feasible enough for most people to imagine the result without needing it to be demonstrated, is unknown.
Whether Blanca and Valentino actually had a romantic relationship is unknown, but when the de Saulles couple divorced, Valentino took the stand to support Blanca de Saulles ' claims of infidelity on her husband's part.
Whether fida ' is were actually trained or dispatched by Nizari leaders is unconfirmed, but scholars including Vladimir Ivanov purport that the assassination of key figures including Saljuq vizier Nizam al-Mulk likely provided encouraging impetus to others in the community who sought to secure the Nizaris from political aggression.
However, satellite data show that cloud optical thickness actually increases with increasing temperature .< ref name = tselioudis-1992 > Whether the net effect is warming or cooling depends on details such as the type and altitude of the cloud ; details that are difficult to represent in climate models.
Whether he actually died in this way remains a mystery and is much debated.
Whether or not his brothers ( all dignified members of the British foreign service ) actually considered young William the " black sheep of the family " for having become an actor, Karloff himself apparently worried they did feel that way.
Whether this order was actually given is disputed ; Medina was acquitted of all charges relating to the incident at a separate trial in August 1971.
Whether or not universities actually do conform to such statutory obligations, and if, for example, the code of practice of the NUS ( National Union of Students ) is followed when determining the make-up of such bodies is a hotly contested and ambiguous matter.
Whether he actually held the doctrine which was afterwards called by that name is not clear.
They included an Epitome of Herodotus's History ( Whether this work is actually his is debated ), the Hellenics, the History of Philip, and several panegyrics and hortatory addresses, the chief of which was the Letter to Alexander.
Whether technical analysis actually works is a matter of controversy.
Whether Vacarius actually started a school in Theobald's household is unclear, but in the 1140s he taught briefly at Oxford.
Whether or not he actually solicited military aid, Nabû-nāṣir seems to have been the main beneficiary of these actions as his regime was stabilized and he was subsequently able to put down a revolt in Borsippa.
Whether this broadcast actually took place is disputed.
Whether it was actually an improvement or not is still debated among audiophiles.

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