Convex vs Zonohedron - What's the difference?
convex | zonohedron |
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
(geometry) A special case of convex polyhedron, in which every face of the polyhedron is a polygon with point symmetry.
As nouns the difference between convex and zonohedron
is that convex is any convex body or surface while zonohedron is (geometry) a special case of convex polyhedron, in which every face of the polyhedron is a polygon with point symmetry.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.