Taxonomy vs Convex - What's the difference?
taxonomy | convex |
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
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
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and convex
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while convex is any convex body or surface.As an adjective convex is
curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee also
* classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontologyconvex
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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.