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semiconvex

semiconvex adjective: having the property that for every compact subset of the domain, there exists a constant C such that f(x) + ½C|x|² is convex on the subset.

Adjective

semiconvex (not comparable)

  1. Having the property that for every compact subset of the domain, there exists a constant C such that f(x) + ½C|x|² is convex on the subset.
    • We also prove the first quantitative estimates on convergence of the discrete gradient flow or "JKO scheme" outside of the semiconvex case.2015, Katy Craig, “Nonconvex gradient flow in the Wasserstein metric and applications to constrained nonlocal interactions”, in arXiv

Forms of semiconvex

alternative formsemi-convex

Origin of semiconvex

From semi- + convex.

Questions about semiconvex

What does semiconvex mean?
Semiconvex means having the property that for every compact subset of the domain, there exists a constant C such that f(x) + ½C|x|² is convex on the subset.
What part of speech is semiconvex?
Semiconvex is an adjective.

Words near semiconvex in the dictionary

  1. semiconvergence
  2. semiconvergent
  3. semiconvergents
  4. semiconvertible
  5. semiconvertibles
  6. semiconvex
  7. semicopula
  8. semicopulas
  9. semicordate
  10. semicordated
  11. semicordiform

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