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  2. Packing problems - Wikipedia

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    Packing different rectangles in a rectangle: The problem of packing multiple rectangles of varying widths and heights in an enclosing rectangle of minimum area (but with no boundaries on the enclosing rectangle's width or height) has an important application in combining images into a single larger image. A web page that loads a single larger ...

  3. Block-stacking problem - Wikipedia

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    The block-stacking problem is the following puzzle: Place identical rigid rectangular blocks in a stable stack on a table edge in such a way as to maximize the overhang. Paterson et al. (2007) provide a long list of references on this problem going back to mechanics texts from the middle of the 19th century.

  4. Stowage plan for container ships - Wikipedia

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    The most common and noted type of containers are the 20 feet and 40 feet containers. There are also containers with an extent in height called "High Cube" containers. [3] [9] The fixed exterior dimension of the standard size boxes are: [9] [10] 20 feet container size is: 20 ft (6.1 m) length by 8 ft (2.4 m) width by 8.6 ft (2.6 m) height.

  5. Loading gauge - Wikipedia

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    The body frame may have a maximum height of 4,500 mm (14 ft 9 in) and a maximum width of 3,400 mm (11 ft 2 in) with additional installations allowed up to 3,600 mm (11 ft 10 in). That width of 3,400 mm is only allowed above 1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in) as the common passenger platforms are built to former standard trains of 3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in) in width.

  6. Double-stack rail transport - Wikipedia

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    The tracks are entirely grade-separated and have a generous loading gauge of 3,660 mm (12 ft 1 ⁄ 8 in) width and 7,100 mm (23 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) maximum height allowing for the double-stacked shipping container on flatcars to be transported, in contrast to wellcars used in other countries for double-stack rail transport. [57]

  7. Lexical hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    Sir Francis Galton.. Sir Francis Galton was one of the first scientists to apply the lexical hypothesis to the study of personality, [4] stating: . I tried to gain an idea of the number of the more conspicuous aspects of the character by counting in an appropriate dictionary the words used to express them...

  8. Size–weight illusion - Wikipedia

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    The illusion occurs when a person underestimates the weight of a larger object (e.g. a box) when compared to a smaller object of the same mass.The illusion also occurs when the objects are not lifted against gravity, but accelerated horizontally, so it should be called a size-mass illusion. [6]

  9. Agency (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    In other contexts of psychology, the sense of agency is discussed in its relation to self-efficacy, which is an individual's learned belief of how able they are to succeed in specific situations. [8] The other half of the topic of agency deals with the arguments of determinism typically found in theories of personality and developmental lifespan.