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invex

invex adjective: of a differentiable function f:ℝⁿ→ℝ, being such that there exists a vector valued function g such that f(x)-f(u)≥g(x,u)·∇f(u),, for all x and u.

Adjective

invex (not comparable)

  1. Of a differentiable function f:ℝⁿ→ℝ, being such that there exists a vector valued function g such that f(x)-f(u)≥g(x,u)·∇f(u),, for all x and u.

Origin of invex

Introduced by Morgan A. Hanson in 1981 as a generalization of convex.

Words formed from invex

Questions about invex

What does invex mean?
Invex means of a differentiable function f:ℝⁿ→ℝ, being such that there exists a vector valued function g such that f(x)-f(u)≥g(x,u)·∇f(u),, for all x and u.
What part of speech is invex?
Invex is an adjective.

Words near invex in the dictionary

  1. inveterates
  2. inveterating
  3. inveteration
  4. inveteratist
  5. inveteratists
  6. invex
  7. invexity
  8. inviabilities
  9. inviability
  10. inviable
  11. inviably

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