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Convex function

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polyconvexitynoun(mathematics) A generalization of the notion of convexity for functions defined on spaces of matrices.
concave functionnoun(computer science) The negative of the convex function.
convexificationnoun(mathematics) The process of converting to convex form.
convex combinationnoun(linear algebra) A linear combination (of vectors in Euclidean space) in which the coefficients are non-negative and all add up to one.
convexifiabilitynoun(mathematics) Capability of being convexified (being made convex).
convex envelopenoun(mathematical analysis, of a set) Convex hull.
convex setnoun(mathematics) A set which contains any convex combination of any (finite) subset of its points.
functionalUseful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
vector functionnoun(mathematics) Any function whose range is n-dimensional
concave envelopenoun(mathematics, optimisation theory, of a function on a set) For a given set S⊆ℝⁿ and real-valued function f defined on the convex hull conv(S), the lowest-valued concave function that overestimates or equals f over S.
compositenounA mixture of different components.
convolutionnoun(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
complex functionnoun(mathematics) A function whose range is a subset of the set of complex numbers.
composite functionnoun(mathematics) A function of one or more independent variables, at least one of which is itself a function of one or more other independent variables; a function of function(s).
convex hullnoun(mathematics) The smallest convex set of points in which a given set of points is contained.
dual spacenoun(mathematics) The vector space which comprises the set of linear functionals of a given vector space.
linear functionnoun(mathematics) Any function whose graph is a straight line: f(x)=ax+b
point functionnoun(mathematics) Any function whose values are points
complex linenoun(complex analysis, analytic geometry) A 1-dimensional affine subspace of a vector space over the complex numbers.
vector fieldnoun(differential geometry) a function which associates, to each point on a surface, a vector in the tangent plane of that point

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