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What is the name of the equation or keyword associated with a way to take x number of rectangles and have them fill a space with differing sizes

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Tessellation? – t.b. Aug 1 '11 at 1:49
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Packing? Bin-packing? – Gerry Myerson Aug 1 '11 at 1:56
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Is squaring the square what you're looking for? The "differing sizes" you mentioned led me to think you could mean this – Michael Banaszek Aug 1 '11 at 2:44
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Another commonly used word is tiling. – André Nicolas Aug 1 '11 at 4:40

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