Unsolved problems in science template

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This is the "unsolved problems in science" template. It can be added to articles relating to such problems. This template floats to the right and should normally be added to the top of a paragraph mentioning the problem.

Usage

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To use this template add this code to an article:

{{unsolved|F|X}}

Where "F" is any field in the sciences: and "X" is a concise "explanation" with or without links.

For instance like this:

Unsolved problem in computer science:
One-way functions are functions that are easy to compute but hard to invert. Can one-way functions be proved to exist?
{{unsolved|computer science|One-way functions are [[function (mathematics)|functions]] that are easy to compute but hard to invert. Can [[one-way function]]s be proved to exist?}}

If you are including this template in an article which mentions in passing an unsolved problem that is dealt with more completely in another article, you should include a third parameter (use any nonblank descriptive text such as "don't categorize" or "passing mention", be sure not to include a pipe character "|") so that the article where this appears is not included in the "unsolved problems in F" category. For instance, the cryptography article mentions one-way functions but cryptography itself is not properly described as an "unsolved problem", so it would use this template like this:

{{unsolved|computer science|One-way functions are [[function (mathematics)|functions]] that are easy to compute but hard to invert. Can [[one-way function]]s be proved to exist?|Don't categorize}}

See also

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TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Unsolved in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Unsolved

A template that can be added for articles relating to unsolved problems in the sciences.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Field1

The field of science that the unsolved problem applies to

Example
computer science
Stringrequired
Explanation2

A concise explanation of the unsolved problem.

Example
Can [[one-way function]]s be proved to exist?
Contentrequired