Esperanto edit

 
Supro: Kulero kun sia konveksa flanko supren.
Fundo: Kulero kun sia konkava flanko supren.
 
Konveksa aro. Por iu ajn punktoj x kaj y ene de la aro, la konektanta linio kuŝas ene de la aro.

Etymology edit

From Latin convexus (vaulted, arched).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [konˈveksa]
  • Rhymes: -eksa
  • Hyphenation: kon‧vek‧sa

Adjective edit

konveksa (accusative singular konveksan, plural konveksaj, accusative plural konveksajn)

  1. Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle; convex, rounded.
    konveksaj kolonoj.
  2. (mathematics, 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.
  3. (mathematics, of a function) Having an epigraph which is a convex set.

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