"moving sofa problem" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the moving sofa problem [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the moving sofa problem
  1. (mathematics) A two-dimensional idealization of furniture-moving problems, asking for the rigid two-dimensional shape of largest area that can be maneuvered through an L-shaped planar region with legs of unit width. Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: sofa problem Related terms: sofa constant
    Sense id: en-moving_sofa_problem-en-name-Z0fRDDW7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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