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* [[Convex set]], containing the whole line segment that joins points |
* [[Convex set]], containing the whole line segment that joins points |
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** [[Convex polygon]], a polygon which |
** [[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 |
** [[Convex polytope]], a polytope with a convex set of points |
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* [[Convex function]], when the line segment between any two points on the graph of the function lies above or on the graph |
* [[Convex function]], when the line segment between any two points on the graph of the function lies above or on the graph |
Revision as of 21:14, 3 May 2020
Convex or convexity may refer to:
Science and technology
- Convex lens, in optics
Mathematics
- 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 function, when the line segment between any two points on the graph of the function lies above or on the graph
Economics and finance
- 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
- Convex Computer, a former company that produced vector supercomputers
See also
- Convex conjugate, of a function
- List of convexity topics
- Non-convexity (economics), violations of the convexity assumptions of elementary economics
- Obtuse angle