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Convex Polytope


A convex polytope is the convex hull of a finite set of points in a finite-dimensional real vector space. Equivalently, it is a bounded intersection of finitely many closed half-spaces. Thus a convex polytope is both a polytope and a convex set.


See also

Convex Hull, Convex Polyhedron, Convex Set, Half-Space, Polytope

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References

Ziegler, G. M. Lectures on Polytopes. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Convex Polytope." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ConvexPolytope.html

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