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2. Mathematical optimization - Wikipedia

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   Mathematical optimization (alternatively spelled optimisation) or mathematical programming is the selection of a best element, with regard to some criteria, from some set of available alternatives. [ 1][ 2] It is generally divided into two subfields: discrete optimization and continuous optimization.

3. Knapsack problem - Wikipedia

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   Definition. The most common problem being solved is the 0-1 knapsack problem, which restricts the number of copies of each kind of item to zero or one. Given a set of items numbered from 1 up to , each with a weight and a value , along with a maximum weight capacity , subject to and . Here represents the number of instances of item to include ...

4. Newsvendor model - Wikipedia

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   Newsvendor model. The newsvendor (or newsboy or single-period[ 1] or salvageable) model is a mathematical model in operations management and applied economics used to determine optimal inventory levels. It is (typically) characterized by fixed prices and uncertain demand for a perishable product. If the inventory level is , each unit of demand ...

5. Packing problems - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Packing problems are a class of optimization problems in mathematics that involve attempting to pack objects together into containers. The goal is to either pack a single container as densely as possible or pack all objects using as few containers as possible. Many of these problems can be related to real-life packaging, storage and ...

6. Bin packing problem - Wikipedia

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   The objective is to achieve the minimum perturbation to the item size vector so that all the items can be packed into the prescribed number of bins. In the maximum resource bin packing problem, [51] the goal is to maximize the number of bins used, such that, for some ordering of the bins, no item in a later bin fits in an earlier bin. In a dual ...

7. Fermi problem - Wikipedia

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   Fermi problem. In physics or engineering education, a Fermi problem (or Fermi quiz, Fermi question, Fermi estimate ), also known as a order-of-magnitude problem (or order-of-magnitude estimate, order estimation ), is an estimation problem designed to teach dimensional analysis or approximation of extreme scientific calculations.

8. Scale analysis (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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   Scale analysis (mathematics) Scale analysis (or order-of-magnitude analysis) is a powerful tool used in the mathematical sciences for the simplification of equations with many terms. First the approximate magnitude of individual terms in the equations is determined. Then some negligibly small terms may be ignored.

9. Partition problem - Wikipedia

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   In number theory and computer science, the partition problem, or number partitioning, [ 1] is the task of deciding whether a given multiset S of positive integers can be partitioned into two subsets S1 and S2 such that the sum of the numbers in S1 equals the sum of the numbers in S2. Although the partition problem is NP-complete, there is a ...