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ba·nana prob·lem

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  1. banana problem

    [from the story of the little girl who said “I know how to spell ‘banana’, but I don't know when to stop”]. Not knowing where or when to bring a production to a close (compare fencepost error). One may say there is a banana problem of an algorithm with poorly defined or incorrect termination conditions, or in discussing the evolution of a design that may be succumbing to featuritis (see also creeping elegance, creeping featuritis). See item 176 under HAKMEM, which describes a banana problem in a Dissociated Press implementation. Also, see one-banana problem for a superficially similar but unrelated usage.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of banana problem in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of banana problem in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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