💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Convex function"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| functional | Useful; 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. |
| compositenoun | A 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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