I think it just depends on how you learn. When I took calculus, we didn't use "concave" and "convex" - rather, we (and the AP exam) used "concave u...Best answer · 13
In English, there is a great trick from David MacKay's recommended book on information theory : Just keep pronouncing the word "convex" as "convec...4
conVex - V looks like the convex function :)1
Well, I think of it as they both are in a smiling contest, concave smiles with the v and convex with the v and x. However, the fact that the functi...1
you just need to remember 1 of them, conCAVE, it is already in the word it is a cave hence the shape :-)1
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Concave means curving inward—like the shape of the inside of a bowl. Convex means curving outward—like the shape of the outside of a contact lens. To put it another way, a concave shape can be filled, while a convex shape creates a dome.
Concave describes shapes that curve inward, like an hourglass. Convex describes shapes that curve outward, like a football (or a rugby ball). If you stand in front of a concave mirror, your reflection will look taller. If you stand in front of a convex mirror, the opposite will happen—your reflection will appear shorter.
Curves can be divided into categories of convex and concave curves. A concave curve rounds inward. On the other hand, a convex curve is rounded like the exterior of a sphere or a circle. Many people understand the terms by considering that a concave curve is similar to a valley and a convex curve is similar to a mountain.
If you need to distinguish between these two words simply remember that
concave has the word cave in it (because it is like a cave) and means “hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl”.
Convex has the word vex in it (because it is vexing that this word is hard to remember), and means “
curved or rounded outward.”If at any point on a curve, the
second derivative is negative, we say that the curve is concave at that point. Conversely, if the second derivative is positive at any point, we say that the curve is convex at that point. It follows that there is an interval around a maximum that is concave and an interval around a minimum that is convex.,
Concave means curving inward—like the shape of the inside of a bowl. Convex means curving outward—like the shape of the outside of a con…