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> problems with many interacitng parts where there is no predefined objectively right or wrong solution This actually defines most problems engineers solve. We
by auxym 9y ago
> problems with many interacitng parts where there is no predefined objectively right or wrong solution
This actually defines most problems engineers solve. Well, at least the "predefined right solution" part. If you really already have a predefined, correct solution to your problem, do you really need an engineer to solve it?
Most engineering solutions come in the form of making acceptable trade offs. While there almost certainly exist "wrong" solutions (risking human life for little to no benefit would be an unnaceptable tradeoff and a wrong solution), the pool of acceptable (and therefore correct, in a sense) solutions is most often at the very least greater than unity.