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Convex

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Convex or convexity may refer to:

Science and technology

Mathematics

  • Convex set, containing the whole line segment that joins points
    • Convex polygon, a polygon which encloses a convex set of points
    • Convex polytope, a polytope with a convex set of points
    • Convex metric space, a generalization of the convexity notion in abstract metric spaces
  • Convex function, when the line segment between any two points on the graph of the function lies above or on the graph
  • Convex conjugate, of a function

Economics and finance

  • Convexity (finance), second derivatives in financial modeling generally
  • Convexity in economics
  • Bond convexity, a measure of the sensitivity of the duration of a bond to changes in interest rates
  • Convex preferences, an individual's ordering of various outcomes

Other uses

See also

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