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2 years ago It is correct that many authors use the term "value" instead of "profit". However, the naming "profit" is also not uncommon in the literature on the quadratic multiple knapsack problem, e.g.,
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10589-013-9623-y
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01605682.2020.1843982
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305054813002244
We therefore stick to the current naming.
Although the knapsack problem is well-known, the choice of the terms "profit" is unusual. I would suggest "value" instead, because maximizing value under weight constraints is usually how knapsack problems are described.