Get to know Knapsack better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like backpack or rucksack.
Knapsack meaning
- A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
- A set of values from which a subset is chosen.
Using Knapsack
- The main meaning on this page is: A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back. | A set of values from which a subset is chosen.
- Useful related words include: backpack, back pack, packsack, rucksack.
- In the example corpus, knapsack often appears in combinations such as: the knapsack, knapsack problem, hard knapsack.
Context around Knapsack
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Knapsack
- In this selection, "knapsack" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hard, superincreasing, easy, problem, sprayers and sprayer stand out and add context to how "knapsack" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a small knapsack his doctor and a tricycle knapsack sprayers wellington. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "knapsack" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with knapsack
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She is maybe carrying a pink and black knapsack. (9 words)
The multiplier and modulus can be used to convert the superincreasing knapsack into the hard knapsack. (16 words)
Not every such representation is valid, as the size of objects may exceed the capacity of the knapsack. (18 words)
There is nothing too clever about Charlton Heston’s first words to his captors, but for anyone grew up in the 1970s this was a great line to have in your knapsack when confronted by school bullies, which was a regular occurrence back then. (44 words)
In such cases, J is said to dominate i. (Note that this does not apply to bounded knapsack problems, since we may have already used up the items in J.) Finding dominance relations allows us to significantly reduce the size of the search space. (44 words)
He went home with one motor tricycle, two pairs of wellington boots, one bicycle, one wheel barrow, a full piece wax cloth,half box of weedicide, six cutlasses, six pieces of toilet soap, assorted items, one knapsack sprayer and one radio set. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
For instance, in the knapsack problem one wants to maximize the total value of objects that can be put in a knapsack of some fixed capacity.
The multiplier and modulus can be used to convert the superincreasing knapsack into the hard knapsack.
These same numbers are used to transform the sum of the subset of the hard knapsack into the sum of the subset of the easy knapsack, which is a problem that is solvable in polynomial time.
On van rides and street rounds, he carried a small knapsack, his doctor’s bag, its contents refined and miniaturized over the years.
There is nothing too clever about Charlton Heston’s first words to his captors, but for anyone grew up in the 1970s this was a great line to have in your knapsack when confronted by school bullies, which was a regular occurrence back then.
Photos of them went viral yesterday on social media, after their aunt, Emele Buluilagi, posted photos of them onboard a bililbili (bamboo raft) in the uniform and a knapsack.
On Friday, Carboni stepped off an OC Transpo bus at Holland and Carling Avenues and set down a knapsack he was carrying, which contained his Options Bytown paperwork, a bottle of cologne, a portable DVD player and some movies.
Opening a door, unpacking a knapsack, or preparing a hot drink before you start your day are tasks you complete without thinking during a typical day at school or work.
Prosecutors say when the vehicle got to another bus stop, located metres from JC, Hart took Francis’ knapsack and tossed it out the door.
Boeyawor Farmers Association was adjudged the Best Farmers Group and received a tricycle, knapsack sprayers, Wellington boots and other farm implements.
He went home with one motor tricycle, two pairs of wellington boots, one bicycle, one wheel barrow, a full piece wax cloth,half box of weedicide, six cutlasses, six pieces of toilet soap, assorted items, one knapsack sprayer and one radio set.
Mr Asadu received a 250 horsepower tricycle, a pair of wellington boots, two cutlasses, two knapsack spraying machines and a certificate.
She is maybe carrying a pink and black knapsack.
Encryption To encrypt a message, a subset of the hard knapsack A is chosen by comparing it with a set of bits (the plaintext) equal in length to the key.
He borrowed a pair of hiking boots and a knapsack and left the city, having finally decided to tell Mary about his wife and son.
In such cases, J is said to dominate i. (Note that this does not apply to bounded knapsack problems, since we may have already used up the items in J.) Finding dominance relations allows us to significantly reduce the size of the search space.
It derives its name from the problem faced by someone who is constrained by a fixed-size knapsack and must fill it with the most valuable items.
Not every such representation is valid, as the size of objects may exceed the capacity of the knapsack.
One early application of knapsack algorithms was in the construction and scoring of tests in which the test-takers have a choice as to which questions they answer.
One theme in research literature is to identify what the "hard" instances of the knapsack problem look like, Pisinger, D. 2003.
Common combinations with knapsack
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: