1. A novel or creative answer to a problem that has not been previously proposed or used
The team developed an original solution to reduce production costs.
A equipe desenvolveu uma solução original para reduzir os custos de produção.
2. In mathematics or logic, the initial answer derived from solving an equation or problem before verification
The original solution satisfied the equation but failed the domain restrictions.
A solução original satisfez a equação, mas falhou nas restrições de domínio.