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detour problem

in studies of problem solving, any problem or task that must be solved or performed indirectly, often because the most direct solution is ineffective or blocked. Also called Umweg problem.

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fascia

fascia

n. (pl. fasciae) a sheet or band of fibrous tissue covering, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft-tissue structures of the body. —fascial adj.