📝Forward/reverse problems

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Direct or forward problem: given cause, determine effect.

Reverse problem: given effect, determine what have caused it.

Reverse problems are ill-defined: a simple solution might not exist, there might exist multiple solutions, a small change in the problem might lead to a big change in the solution.

Backlinks

• 📖 The Dreyfus model of clinical problem-solving skills acquisition: a critical perspective
• 📝 Dreyfus model does not explain reverse problems solving