[Grammar] Statement of problem or statement of the problem?

[xterm]

Is it grammatically correct to say "statement of problem"?

 

[Raymott]

Is it grammatically correct to say "statement of problem"?

Depends. What's the context?

 

[xterm]

In what context "statement of problem" is valid?

 

[freezeframe]

In what context "statement of problem" is valid?

It is much more efficient to go from concrete to general here. Instead of us giving every possible variation/example and then you saying what you need it for, you can tell us how you want to use it and then we can go from there.

 

[xterm]

Well, it's hard to describe my context because it's basically from a PhD thesis.

I guess it's safer to use "problem statement"

 

[freezeframe]

I would say there "Statement of the Problem".


BTW I don't know what discipline you're in but you don't need to have boring headings unless it's required. Usually boring headings like that are for the proposals.

 

[konungursvia]

In what context "statement of problem" is valid?

In titles, articles are often left out as in telegraphic speech.

 

[Soup]

Is it grammatically correct to say "statement of problem"?

It doesn't sound like English. It's not something that I have ever heard or read. But 'statement' + noun works here, statement of intent, statement of purpose.

 

[konungursvia]

Here are twenty thousand academics who have used it as a title. It seems I was right about it being valid in that context:

"statement of problem" - Google Scholar

 

[Soup]

Here are twenty thousand academics who have used it as a title. It seems I was right about it being valid in that context:

"statement of problem" - Google Scholar

Well, there you go.:up:

 

[xterm]

In titles, articles are often left out as in telegraphic speech.

I see! Thanks.
Is it mandatory to leave out articles in titles?
What is the reason behind this?

 

[konungursvia]

It's not mandatory, but accepted. It saves time, space and money. Telegraphs used to be very expensive, and newsprint is also costly, so saving space is a good idea.