Convex vs Subderivative - What's the difference?
convex | subderivative |
curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle
* Whewell
(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.
(geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
(functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph which is a convex set.
Any convex body or surface.
* Tickell
(linguistics) A word derived indirectly from a derivative of another
(mathematics) The slope of a line that either touches, or is below the line of a convex function
As nouns the difference between convex and subderivative
is that convex is any convex body or surface while subderivative is (linguistics) a word derived indirectly from a derivative of another.As an adjective convex
is curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle.convex
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface.
Antonyms
* concaveDerived terms
* convex combination * convex setNoun
(es)- Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.
References
* ----subderivative
English
Noun
(en noun)- "Friendliness" is a subderivative : it is derived from "friendly", which comes from "friend".