Quick Reference
The convex hull of a set of points in ℝn is the smallest convex polyhedron (polygon when n=2) that contains all the points.
Convex hull. The hull is defined by the positions of the extreme points. In two dimensions the hull is a convex polygon.
From: convex hull in A Dictionary of Statistics »
Subjects: Computing — Probability and Statistics.
Related content in Oxford Index
Reference entries
Users without a subscription are not able to see the full content. Please, subscribe or login to access all content. subscribe or login to access all content.