Convex Definition

kŏnvĕks, kən-vĕks
adjective
Curving outward like the surface of a sphere.
Webster's New World
(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.
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(functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) Having an epigraph which is a convex set.

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noun
A convex surface, line, object, etc.
Webster's New World

Origin of Convex

  • From Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus (“arched”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin convexus wegh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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