convexity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English convex

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.

Latin -itās

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English convexity

From convex + -ity.

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Noun

convexity (countable and uncountable, plural convexities)

1. The state of being convex.
2. A convex line or surface.
3. (finance) A measure of the curvature in the relationship between the prices and yields of bonds.

Antonyms

• concavity

Derived terms

• concavo-convexity
• hyperconvexity
• non-convexity
• nonconvexity
• polyconvexity
• pseudoconvexity
• quasiconvexity
• Schur-convexity
• subconvexity
• vega convexity

Translations

state of being convex

• Asturian: convexidá f
• Bulgarian: изпъкналост (bg) f (izpăknalost)
• Catalan: convexitat f
• Finnish: kuperuus, konveksisuus
• French: convexité (fr) f
• Galician: convexidade (gl) f
• German: Konvexität (de) f
• Italian: convessità (it) f
• Occitan: convexitat f
• Polish: wypukłość (pl) f
• Portuguese: convexidade (pt) f
• Russian: вы́пуклость (ru) f (výpuklostʹ)
• Spanish: convexidad (es) f
• Swedish: konvexitet (sv) c
• Tagalog: kalubkuban

convex line of surface

• Asturian: convexidá f
• Catalan: convexitat f
• Finnish: kuperuus
• Galician: convexidade (gl) f
• Polish: wypukłość (pl) f
• Portuguese: convexidade (pt) f
• Spanish: convexidad (es) f
• Swedish: konvexitet (sv) c

measure of curvature

• Polish: wypukłość (pl) f

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• Bulgarian: изпъкналост (bg) (izpăknalost)