Convex

Template:Wiktionary Convex or convexity may refer to: Template:TOC right

Science and technology

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
Convexity (algebraic geometry), a restrictive technical condition for algebraic varieties originally introduced to analyze Kontsevich moduli spaces

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