Associations to the word «Convex»
Noun
- Apex
- Solid
- Subspace
- Ming
- Feasibility
- Curve
- Furrow
- Minimum
- Shell
- Upward
- Rectangle
- Recourse
- Mic
- Projection
- Above
- Cube
- Lattice
- Pentagon
- Formulation
- Mirror
- Maturity
- Funnel
- Rosen
- Mushroom
- Regression
- Snout
- Space
- Envelope
- Conjecture
- Iteration
- Triangle
- Neumann
- Integral
- Manifold
- Equilibrium
- Keel
- Packing
- Forewing
- Kuhn
- Complexity
- Problem
- Aperture
- Perturbation
- Mapping
- Gus
- Shape
- Surface
- Regular
Adjective
- Distal
- Sequential
- Yellowish
- Invariant
- Continuous
- Geometric
- Smooth
- Whitish
- Fuzzy
- Medial
- Fleshy
- Maximal
- Derivative
- Metric
- Plane
- Compressed
- Triangular
- Transverse
- Lateral
- Spiral
- Simulated
- Algebraic
- Longitudinal
- Xi
- Indistinct
- Shaped
- Brownish
- Inflated
- Dual
- Flat
- Computational
- Homogeneous
- Quasi
- Basal
- Arbitrary
- Angular
- Cyclic
- Reddish
- Axial
- Satisfying
- Infinite
- Fuscous
- Blackish
Wiktionary
CONVEX, adjective. Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle
CONVEX, adjective. (mathematics) (not comparable) (of a set) arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.
CONVEX, adjective. (geometry) (not comparable) (of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
CONVEX, adjective. (functional analysis) (not comparable) (of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph which is a convex set.
CONVEX, noun. Any convex body or surface.
CONVEX COMBINATION, noun. (linear algebra) A linear combination (of vectors in Euclidean space) in which the coefficients are non-negative and all add up to one.
CONVEX FUNCTION, noun. (computer science) A mathematical function where the line segment between any two points on the graph of the function lies above the graph in a vector space of at least two dimensions.
CONVEX FUNCTIONS, noun. Plural of convex function
CONVEX HULL, noun. (mathematics) The smallest convex set of points in which a given set of points is contained.
CONVEX HULLS, noun. Plural of convex hull
CONVEX LENS, noun. (optics) A lens having at least one convex surface, such that light passing through it may be brought to a focus.
CONVEX SET, noun. (mathematics) A set which contains any convex combination of any (finite) subset of its points.
Dictionary definition
CONVEX, adjective. Curving or bulging outward.
Wise words
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