Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 21 compound words that contain convex. The most common are listed below. Open convex in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- convex hullThe smallest convex set of points in which a given set of points is contained.
- convex envelopeConvex hull.
- convex lensA lens having at least one convex surface, such that light passing through it may be brought to a focus.
- convex functionA 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 combinationA linear combination (of vectors in Euclidean space) in which the coefficients are non-negative and all add up to one.
- convex combinationsplural of convex combination: A linear combination (of vectors in Euclidean space) in which the coefficients are non-negative and all add up to one.
- convex functionsplural of convex function: 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 lensesplural of convex lens: A lens having at least one convex surface, such that light passing through it may be brought to a focus.
- convex setA set which contains any convex combination of any (finite) subset of its points.
- convex setsplural of convex set: A set which contains any convex combination of any (finite) subset of its points.
- plano-convexAlternative form of planoconvex: Having one side plane and the other convex.
- concavo-convexHaving one side concave and the other convex.
- lower convex envelopeSynonym of convex envelope: Convex hull.
- convex envelopesplural of convex envelope: Convex hull.
- double-convexConvex on both sides.
- convex hullsplural of convex hull: The smallest convex set of points in which a given set of points is contained.
- lower convex envelopesplural of lower convex envelope: Convex hull.
Compound words 21
- nonconvexNot convex.
- convexoconvexconvex on both sides
- hyperconvexOf a metric space: injective.
- planoconvexHaving one side plane and the other convex.
- polyconvexExhibiting polyconvexity.
- semiconvexHaving the property that for every compact subset of the domain, there exists a constant C such that f(x) + ½C|x|² is convex on the subset.
- subconvexLess than or equal to a convex function.
- convexificationThe process of converting to convex form.
- convexifyTo make convex
- convexoconcaveConcavo-convex.