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convexity
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convexity
n.
state of being convex, curving outward; convex surface
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Convex
Convex means curving out or extending outward (compare concave).
Convex or convexity may refer to:
Convex or convexity may refer to:
Mathematics
- Convex set, a set of points containing all line segments between each pair of its points
- Convex function, a function whose epigraph forms a convex set
- Convex polytope, a polytope that forms a convex set
- Convex hull, the minimal convex set containing a set of points X
- Convex combination, a linear combination of points with non-negative coefficients that sum up to 1
- Convex conjugate, a generalization of the Legendre transformation
- Convex bipartite graph
- Convex polygon
- Convex plane graph, a plane graph with convex faces
- Convex optimization, a subfield of optimization, studies the problem of minimizing convex functions
- Convex geometry, the branch of geometry studying convex sets, mainly in Euclidean space
- Convex curve, the boundary of a convex set
- Convex body, a compact convex set with non-empty interior
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convexity
Noun
1. the property possessed by a convex shape
(synonym) convexness
(hypernym) shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation
(hyponym) roundedness, bulginess
2. a shape that curves or bulges outward
(synonym) convex shape
(hypernym) solid
(hyponym) umbo
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Convexity
(n.)
The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.
The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.
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Convexity
A convex curve is one where you draw a straight line connecting the end points and the curve falls below the straight line. If the curve is above, it is known as concave.
