solvitur ambulando
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sol·vi·tur am·bu·lan·do | \ ˈsȯl-wi-ˌtu̇r-ˌäm-bu̇-ˈlän-dō 
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\Definition of solvitur ambulando
: it is solved by walking : the problem can be solved by a practical demonstration
—referring to Diogenes' response to the claim that motion is unreal by getting up and walking
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