##  [Minkowski Sum](/minkowski-sum) 

  ##  [Minkowski Sum](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/minkowski-sum-0) 

  

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Definition

A binary operation on subsets A and B of a real vector space defined by A + B = {a + b : a in A, b in B}; used to combine shapes, study convexification, and analyze translational combinations of sets.