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• convex polygon — noun a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two points • Ant: ↑concave polygon • Hypernyms: ↑polygon, ↑polygonal shape * * * noun : a polygon each of whose angles is less… …   Useful english dictionary

• Convex hull algorithms — Algorithms that construct convex hulls of various objects have a broad range of applications in mathematics and computer science, see Convex hull applications . In computational geometry, numerous algorithms are proposed for computing the convex… …   Wikipedia

• Convex and concave polygons — An example of a convex polygon: a regular pentagon In geometry, a polygon can be either convex or concave (non convex). Contents 1 Convex polygons …   Wikipedia

• Convex polytope — A 3 dimensional convex polytope A convex polytope is a special case of a polytope, having the additional property that it is also a convex set of points in the n dimensional space Rn.[1] Some authors use the terms convex polytope and convex… …   Wikipedia

• Polygon triangulation — In computational geometry, polygon triangulation is the decomposition of a polygon into a set of triangles.A triangulation of a polygon P is its partition into non overlapping triangles whose union is P. In the strictest sense, these triangles… …   Wikipedia

• Convex hull — The convex hull of the red set is the blue convex set. See also: Convex set and Convex combination In mathematics, the convex hull or convex envelope for a set of points X in a real vector space V is the min …   Wikipedia

• Polygon mesh — A polygon mesh or unstructured grid is a collection of vertices, edges and faces that defines the shape of a polyhedral object in 3D computer graphics and solid modeling. The faces usually consist of triangles, quadrilaterals or other simple… …   Wikipedia

• polygon — polygonal /peuh lig euh nl/, adj. polygonally, adv. /pol ee gon /, n. a figure, esp. a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides. See illus. under heptagon, hexagon, octagon, pentagon, quadrilateral, triangle …   Universalium

• convex — adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus vaulted, concave, convex, from com + vexus; perhaps akin to Latin vehere to carry more at way Date: 1571 1. a. curved or rounded outward like the …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• convex polyhedron — noun a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon • Hypernyms: ↑polyhedron …   Useful english dictionary

• Polygon — For other uses, see Polygon (disambiguation). Some polygons of different kinds In geometry a polygon (   …   Wikipedia