What is a convex set?
A subset of Euclidean space such that a line drawn between any two points in the subset remains completely within the subset.
convex set explained in plain English
A subset of Euclidean space such that a line drawn between any two points in the subset remains completely within the subset. For instance, the following two shapes are convex sets: In contrast, the following two shapes are not convex sets:
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Practitioners refer to convex set when building, training, or evaluating machine learning systems. It appears in research papers, product documentation, and technical discussions about AI capabilities and limitations.
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