The three utilities problem, also known as water, gas and electricity, is a mathematical puzzle that asks for non-crossing connections to be drawn between...

maximization problem is the problem consumers face: "How should I spend my money in order to maximize my utility?" It is a type of optimal decision problem. It...

the utility graph, a six-vertex complete bipartite graph whose embedding into the Möbius strip shows that, unlike in the plane, the three utilities problem...

graph theory Hamiltonian path Icosian game Travelling salesman problem Three utilities problem Euler, Leonhard (1741). "Solutio problematis ad geometriam...

a time. Three utilities problem – Connect three cottages to gas, water, and electricity without crossing lines. Thirty-six officers problem – Arrange...

edges intersecting. A basic embedding problem often presented as a mathematical puzzle is the three utilities problem. Other applications can be found in...

and three wells", the Three utilities problem Two Wells This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Three Wells. If an internal...

to certain constraints is constructed as part of the game play Three utilities problem, a popular puzzle Trudeau, Richard J. (1993), Introduction to Graph...

Königsberg, the three cups problem, and three utilities problem Sangaku (Japanese temple tablets with geometry puzzles) A chess problem is a puzzle that...

bundles, ordinal utilities are only the rankings of utilities received from different bundles of goods or services. For example, ordinal utility could tell...

Unsolved problem in mathematics How many points can be placed in an n-by-n grid so that no three of them lie on a line? More unsolved problems in mathematics...

much older puzzle, the three utilities problem, can be seen as a special case of the brick factory problem with three kilns and three storage facilities.)...

computer. The latest version of the original series of Norton Utilities is Norton Utilities 16 for Windows XP/Vista/7/8, released 26 October 2012. Peter...

watched by a public utilities commission, or an institution that represents the government. There are many different types of public utilities. Some, especially...

expected utility, not the numerical values of those expected utilities. The class of constant relative risk aversion utility functions contains three categories...

planar graph formed by replacing each crossing by a new vertex Three utilities problem, the puzzle that asks whether K3,3 can be drawn with 0 crossings...

based upon the respective marginal utilities of the goods that they have or desire (with these marginal utilities being distinct for each potential trader)...

of the presence of underground utilities. For various reasons, including security, the precise location of the utilities may not be indicated. The only...

The term year 2000 problem, or simply Y2K, refers to potential computer errors related to the formatting and storage of calendar data for dates in and...

few utilities. These nails are considered valuable to collectors, with older dates being more valuable, and unique markings such as the utilities' name...

were even less pleased with the utility (General Public Utilities) and the plant designer. According to the IAEA, the Three Mile Island accident was a significant...

normal deformation within design limits. In order to maximize the utility of the Three Gorges Dam and cut down on sedimentation from the Jinsha River, the...

(whereas continuity is used to set aside lexicographic or infinitesimal utilities). Completeness assumes that an individual has well defined preferences:...

ordinal utilities imply cardinal utilities. This result is now known as the von Neumann–Morgenstern utility theorem; many similar utility representation...

Ford M151, or officially: Truck, Utility, ¼-Ton, 4×4, was the successor to the Korean War M38 and M38A1 Jeep Light Utility Vehicles. Despite being a clean-sheet...

between stocks and a risk-free asset so as to maximize expected utility. The problem was formulated and solved by Robert C. Merton in 1969 both for finite...

The principal–agent problem (often abbreviated agency problem) refers to the conflict in interests and priorities that arises when one person or entity...

This is a list of some of the major problems in philosophy. A counterfactual statement is a conditional statement with a false antecedent. For example...

within the original sequences. The problem of computing longest common subsequences is a classic computer science problem, the basis of data comparison programs...

In 1999, Con Edison and Northeast Utilities entered negotiations that would have created one of the largest utilities in the United States. However, Con...