# packing problem

> 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

**Wikidata**: [Q3851477](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3851477)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packing_problems)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/packing-problem


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)