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Use the relative-error approximation for minimization convention: an $\epsilon$-approximation returns a feasible solution of value $Y$ with $Y\le (1+\epsilon )Y^{\ast }$ on every instance, where $Y^{\ast }$ is the optimum. Equivalently the relative excess is at most $\epsilon$; the multiplicative-ratio convention reports $1+\epsilon$ instead.

Before item $j$ is assigned, the total load already placed is ${\sum }_{i<j}{w}_i$. The lighter of two bins has load at most half that total. Positivity of the weights givesChoose a bin attaining the final maximum load $Y$, and let $j$ be its last assigned item. No later item enters that bin, soEvery feasible schedule has $Y^{\ast }\ge s/2$ and $Y^{\ast }\ge w_{\max }$. HenceThe ordered weights $1,1,2$ make the greedy loads $1,1$ after two assignments and then $3,1$, regardless of how the final tie is resolved. The optimal partition has loads $2,2$. Thus the factor $3/2$ is attained, not merely a loose bound. We conclude the sharp greedy two-bin scheduling bound