"convex combination" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: convex combinations [plural]
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  1. (linear algebra) A linear combination (of vectors in Euclidean space) in which the coefficients are non-negative and all add up to one. Wikipedia link: convex combination Categories (topical): Linear algebra Hypernyms: affine combination, linear combination
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