A term to describe an outline which curves outward Synonymous with excurvate and the opposite of concave Suggested that this term only be used to describe basal edges
Convex is used to describe something that curves outwards in the middle. the large convex mirror above the fireplace. concave. curved outwards, like the surface of the eye concave (convexus)
A closed set in which a line segment between any two points in the set is also in the set For example, the set of feasible solutions to a linear programming problem is convex
A convex polygon or polyhedron is one where any line segment drawn from a point inside the shape to another point inside the shape, will lie entirely within the shape