What defines Question and what defines Answer?

Answer 1

question- what is wondered, what is doubted, what is asked pull

answer- what is offered as a solution, an explanation push

the two of them combined? pull and push
the tide
yin and yang

Answer 2

People define, but it is, for the most part, a historical progression of human language or speech and written communication. Certainly, as had been said before from others, a question is a quest for facts in the word form of language, its demand does not always describe the conceptual or spiritual need of the questioner, need as its formative determinants that when described may give a much greater description for the origination of the quest. The word 'answer' has more meaning in its usage than the simple word form for communication that is commonly understood. The most general and universal meaning is an acknowledging return symbolic action of some kind or other. A question may serve as an answer, a hand gesture, a facial expression, a picture, the device of the helm to answer the bridge as on a sea vessel, etc. etc..

In philosophy, some philosophers use questions as a means to construct for the student or other philosopher a conceptual context in which a proposition has meaning or truth. The question method of answering is used in constructivist teaching methods. Socrates used it in his dialogs and many cultures use it for a daily normal method of social dialog.

Answer 3

Question is:

An expression of inquiry that invites or calls for a reply.
An interrogative sentence, phrase, or gesture.
A subject or point open to controversy; an issue.
A difficult matter; a problem: a question of ethics.
A point or subject under discussion or consideration.
A proposition brought up for consideration by an assembly.
The act of bringing a proposal to vote.
Uncertainty; doubt: There is no question about the validity of the enterprise
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of: "We must question your judgment in this matter"
Pose a series of questions to: "The suspect was questioned by the police"
Pose a question - conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
Place in doubt or express doubtful speculation: "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"


Answer is:

Reply or respond to: "She didn't want to answer"
Respond to a signal: "answer the door"
Understand the meaning of: "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
Give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument): "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
Be liable or accountable: "She must answer for her actions"
Be sufficient: be adequate, either in quality or quantity
match or correspond: "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
Be satisfactory for: meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
Reaction to a stimulus or command: "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"

Answer 4

Just as good defines evil, black defines white, and matter defines space - questions define answers and answers define questions.

Answer 5

What you just asked is a question, and what I am saying is an answer.

Answer 6

Question is the pursuit of knowledge;
Answer...is the sharing of it.

Answer 7

Action and reaction.
The laws of physics.

Answer 8

the QUEST creates a ENDING.