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'''Convex''' |
'''Convex''' or '''convexity''' may refer to: |
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==Science and technology== |
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* [[Convex set]], containing the whole line segment that joins points |
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** [[Convex polygon]], a polygon which encloses a convex set of points |
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** [[Convex polytope]], a polytope with a convex set of points |
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** [[Convex metric space]], a generalization of the convexity notion in abstract metric spaces |
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* [[Convexity (algebraic geometry)]], a restrictive technical condition for [[algebraic varieties]] originally introduced to analyze Kontsevich [[Moduli space|moduli spaces]] |
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==Economics and finance== |
==Economics and finance== |
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* [[Convex preferences]] |
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* [[Convexity (finance)]], second derivatives in financial modeling generally |
* [[Convexity (finance)]], second derivatives in financial modeling generally |
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* [[Bond convexity]], a measure of the sensitivity of the duration of a bond to changes in interest rates |
* [[Bond convexity]], a measure of the sensitivity of the duration of a bond to changes in interest rates |
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* [[Convex preferences]], an individual's ordering of various outcomes |
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* [[Convex function]], in mathematics |
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* [[Convex polytope]] |
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==Other uses== |
==Other uses== |
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* [[Convex Computer]], a company that produced |
* [[Convex Computer]], a former company that produced supercomputers |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of convexity topics]] |
* [[List of convexity topics]] |
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* [[Non-convexity (economics)]], violations of the convexity assumptions of elementary economics |
* [[Non-convexity (economics)]], violations of the convexity assumptions of elementary economics |
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* [[Concave (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Obtuse angle]] |
* [[Obtuse angle]] |
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* {{lookfrom}} |
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Latest revision as of 03:46, 27 February 2023
Convex or convexity may refer to:
Science and technology[edit]
- Convex lens, in optics
Mathematics[edit]
- Convex set, containing the whole line segment that joins points
- Convex polygon, a polygon which encloses a convex set of points
- Convex polytope, a polytope with a convex set of points
- Convex metric space, a generalization of the convexity notion in abstract metric spaces
- Convex function, when the line segment between any two points on the graph of the function lies above or on the graph
- Convex conjugate, of a function
- Convexity (algebraic geometry), a restrictive technical condition for algebraic varieties originally introduced to analyze Kontsevich moduli spaces
Economics and finance[edit]
- Convexity (finance), second derivatives in financial modeling generally
- Convexity in economics
- Bond convexity, a measure of the sensitivity of the duration of a bond to changes in interest rates
- Convex preferences, an individual's ordering of various outcomes
Other uses[edit]
- Convex Computer, a former company that produced supercomputers
See also[edit]
- List of convexity topics
- Non-convexity (economics), violations of the convexity assumptions of elementary economics
- Obtuse angle
- All pages with titles beginning with Convex