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Because of their useful properties, the notions of convex sets and convex functions find many uses in the various areas of Applied Mathematics. We begin with the basic definition of a convex set in n-dimensional Euclidean Space (En), where points are ordered n-tuples of real numbers such as x’ = (x1, x2,…, xn) and y’ = (y1, y2,…,yn).
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Meyer, R.M. (1979). Convex Sets and Convex Functions. In: Essential Mathematics for Applied Fields. Universitext. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8072-6_18
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