convexity (mathematics)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo optimization problems
sets
functions
gptkbp:characterizedBy gptkb:Jensen's_inequality
supporting hyperplane theorem
separation theorem
gptkbp:defines A set is convex if for any two points in the set, the line segment joining them is also in the set.
A function is convex if its epigraph is a convex set.
gptkbp:generalizes quasiconvexity
star-convexity
strict convexity
uniform convexity
gptkbp:hasProperty convex hull
convex combination
convex functions have global minima
convex sets are closed under convex combinations
convex sets are path-connected
intersection of convex sets is convex
sum of convex functions is convex
convex functions are continuous on the interior of their domain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label convexity (mathematics)
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:machine_learning
gptkb:probability_theory
functional analysis
game theory
linear programming
gptkbp:opposedBy concavity (mathematics)
gptkbp:relatedTo convex set
convex function
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:mathematician
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:geometry
economics
optimization
convex analysis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Convex_geometry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7