 ##  [Convex Set](/convex-set) 

  ##  [Convex Set](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/convex-set-0) 

  

 [![Pure Mathematics Dictionary](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2026-01/Pure%20Mathematics.png.webp?itok=5pZnFQ59)](/topic-specific-dictionaries/mathematics-logic/pure-mathematics)

- Mathematics &amp; Logic -

**Pure Mathematics Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A subset C of an affine space or vector space such that for every pair of points x,y in C the whole line segment {(1 - t)x + t y : t ∈ [0,1]} is contained in C.