Vertex vs Sect - What's the difference?
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The highest point of something.
(anatomy) The highest surface on the skull.
(geometry) The common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes.
(mathematics) A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
(graph theory) One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
(computer graphics) A point in space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
(optics) The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
(nuclear, or, particle physics) An interaction point.
(astrology) The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.
An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.
A group following a specific ideal or a leader.
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(obsolete) A cutting; a scion.
As nouns the difference between vertex and sect
is that vertex is the highest point of something while sect is an offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.vertex
English
(wikipedia vertex)Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* (highest point) acme, apex, peak, top * (part of a graph) nodeDerived terms
* vertexal, vertexialSee also
*Mathworld article on vertices of polyhedra*
Mathworld article on verticies of polygons----
sect
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Noun
(en noun)- A religious sect .