Answer
An answer was a thing said or written in reaction to a question or a situation. It could solve the question or be a solution to the situation.

Rules of Acquisition #208 stated "Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer." ()

In 2155, Captain Jonathan Archer stated: "Up until about a hundred years ago, there was one question that burned in every Human, that made us study the stars and dream of traveling to them, Are we alone? Our generation is privileged to know the answer to that question. We are all explorers, driven to know what's over the , what's beyond our own shores. And yet, the more I've experienced, the more I've learned that no matter how far we travel, or how fast we get there, the most profound  are not necessarily beyond that next star. They're within us, woven into the threads that bind us, all of us, to each other. The final frontier begins in this hall. Let's explore it together." ()

In 2254, Captain Christopher Pike asked Vina if she was real. She replied that she was as real as he wished. He responded that this was not an answer to his question, as he had never met her before and never even imagined her. ()

In 2364, the answer to Polywater intoxication, including a formula and cure, was downloaded and fed into Doctor Beverly Crusher's medical banks. ()

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