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circle packing

study of the arrangement of circles on a given surface such that no overlapping occurs and so that all circles touch one another
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circle packing

Summary

circle packing has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • circle packing was followed by sphere packing[2].
  • circle packing is a type of packing problem[3].
  • circle packing's Commons category is recorded as Bounded circle packings[4].
  • circle packing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Circle packing[5].

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Definition and Type

circle packing is a type of packing problem[3].

Why It Matters

circle packing has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Circle packing
    Followed by → sphere packing
    Followed by → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539707205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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