Convex
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The word convex means curving out or bulging outward.
Convex or convexity may refer to:
Mathematics:
- Convex set, a set of points containing all line segments between each pair of points
- Convex function, a function with the epigraph (the set of points lying on or above the graph) forming a convex set
- Convex polygon, a polygon which 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, is a generalization of the Legendre transformation
Economics:
- Convex Preference relation, a preference relation with convex upper contour sets
Finance:
- Bond convexity, a measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond to changes in interest rates
Optics:
- Convex lens, a lens with surfaces that curve outward
Art:
- Convex and Concave, a lithograph print by the artist M. C. Escher
Proper names:
- Convex Computer, a company that produced a number of vector supercomputers, bought by HP in 1995
[edit] See also
- List of convexity topics
- Concave, the opposite of convex.
