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CONVEX HULL

\kɒnvˈɛks hˈʌl], \kɒnvˈɛks hˈʌl], \k_ɒ_n_v_ˈɛ_k_s h_ˈʌ_l]\

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1985 - The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

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For a set S in space, the smallestconvex set containing S. In the plane, the convex hull canbe visualized as the shape assumed by a rubber band that hasbeen stretched around the set S and released to conform asclosely as possible to S.

1985 - The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
By Denis Howe

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